Tagged With "sexually abused women"

By Noel Baker, 12-26-19 for Irish Examiner Almost 60% of women surveyed at a refuge had at least two adverse childhood experiences, led by emotional abuse but with physical abuse and domestic alcohol abuse pronounced in many cases. The study, entitled ‘ Fostering Understanding, Empowering Change: Practice Responses to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Intergenerational Patterns of Domestic Violence’ , looked at the experiences of women at the Cuan Saor Women’s Refuge in Tipperary. [...

“I was 17, I was almost an adult and they couldn’t put me back into foster care,” Ashley tells us as she shares her foster care journey. But they did. And for good reason. Her father, who she had met for the first time when she was a teenager, was sexually abusing her. “He got six years in jail and I’m going to be scarred for life,” Ashley said. While her story is incredibly sad, the fact that she used her voice to talk about it, and got some redemption, is powerful. After last year’s news...

Mothers and babies are “avoidably suffering” because of the failure to implement recommendations on mental health services for pregnant women and new mothers in Northern Ireland, according to a report released today. The Time for Action report by NSPCC Northern Ireland, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), and the Community Practitioners and Health Visitors (CPHVA) also called for the development of a mother and baby unit and specialist perinatal mental health services in every health and...

By Arlene Harris, The Irish Times, February 7, 2020 While it may be an innate and mainly joyful event, many pregnant women feel anxious at the thought of going through labour and can suffer emotional and physical distress during the delivery itself. And there is one group of women for whom there is an extra level of trauma associated with the arrival of their unborn child – those who have been victims of sexual assault. Hazel Larkin is a sexual abuse survivor and over the coming months will...

This study shows - once again - that it is not essential to begin every project with lengthy and expensive research, when immediate action and intervention is what counts. Thanks to #ACEs, the data is there already : not rocket-science, and no need to re-invent the wheel. [ ... Notwithstanding the small cohort involved, this research adds to the international body of evidence on trauma and substance use, criminality and homelessness . The research highlights the need for health and community...

When it comes to ACEs, Cork appears to be indeed the capital of Ireland. From Noel Baker in the great Irish Examiner newspaper, September 2017 : Almost one-quarter of men and women aged in their 50s and 60s were found to have suffered an ‘adverse childhood experience’, with research showing higher odds of depressive symptoms later in life among that group. A newly published study looked at baseline data from 2,047 men and women aged 50 to 69 in the north Cork town of Mitchelstown and found...

https://soundcloud.com/jane-mulcahy/firkin-crane-event-towards-an-ace-aware-trauma-responsive-ireland This event was an open discussion with survivors of childhood trauma and professionals working in the Early Years sector, education, health, addiction and homeless services about the desirability of raising public and political awareness of the prevalence and impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Ireland and the need for a collaborative cross sector trauma-responsive approach for...

Hazel does great work. I also offer a dedicated workshop - or private sessions - for all-things birth, including fertility and post-natal depression issues >> www.treireland.ie

STRESSING = FRIDAY 26th at 8PM (wrongly stated as Sat 26th, should be FRIDAY 26th) A life-changing workshop : "HOW MEN SUPPORTING WOMENS' WELLBEING SUPPORTS US ALL" Next Friday evening at 8pm (Irish Time=GMT), I will be presenting a live workshop titled "How Men Supporting Womens Wellbeing Supports Us All" ~ in the World's FIRST Online Mens Gathering OMG! ~ A 3-day event with dozens of outstanding presenters. If you agree that Domestic, Sexual and Societal Violence is the scourge of our...

This is an amazing resource Raymond and supports an opportunity to change the world I grew up in, it brings me great hope to see programmes like this being created. I would love to hear how it is received if you are up for a chat. Angela

Hello Angela. I am delighted you found it good and useful, it is my message to the world, almost like my 'legacy' and what I am all about. I'm sorry it has taken this long to get back to you. I am indeed available for a chat or anything. I am starting with a new email < trauma.free.world@gmail.com > and my number is 085 104 96 46. I'm in Dublin.

There is something very powerful about being able to adapt well in the face of adversity, trauma, stress or pain. Resilience has been defined and used to describe a person who bounces back from intense difficult circumstances. More often than not, with resilience comes deep personal growth that prepares a person for what’s ahead. Resilience drives us to stand strong; it is a process of adapting & moving forward. Trauma can be debilitating. It is life altering. But there is another truth...