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"Children, Torture and Power" is a call to the international community to place the torture of children onto the international human right agenda, and to start combatting this deep-rooted problem. The report shows how children in countries all over the world are being subjected to torture and ill-treatment at the hands of their own governments and armed opposition groups. Drawing on documentary evidence from the UN and inter-governmental bodies, as well as a wide range of NGO's this report inden...

In this book, two experienced members of a specialist Child Sexual Abuse team present an integrated factual and theoretical account of child sexual abuse, and provide clear guidelines for professional intervention. Part one describes the characteristics of child sexual abuse and presents a critical account of current explanatory theories. Part two details the steps to be taken at all stages of the intervention process from suspicion, through disclosure and validation, to therapy. '...as a headte...

A startling and important memoir about family and forgiveness, love and redemptionFor the first time, Stan Walker speaks with startling honesty about abuse and addiction, hardship and excess, cancer and discrimination, and growing up in a family where love and violence were horribly entwined. From one of the finest singers to emerge from Australia and New Zealand Aotearoa in a generation, Impossible is a story of redemption and the power of forgiveness. It's also a story about courage and hope;...

Every child should be spared the anguish and anxiety caused by bullying. Unfortunately, it is an increasing problem throughout schools, with far reaching damaging social effects. Schools cannot afford to ignore the effects of bullying. With the introduction of the anti-bullying policy as a legal requirement, it is more vital than ever for schools to deal effectively with this major problem, ensuring the safety and security of students.Bullying focuses on providing teachers with tried and tested...

At the age of eight Diane Lazarus first experienced the power of her amazing gift by seeing, hearing and speaking to spirits. Since then Diane has learned to control her gift, switching it on and off at will. Today she is rated in the top five professional psychics worldwide and was recently the winner of the TV series "Psychic Challenge". Her ability to visualize past and future events means she's frequently used by police throughout the UK and her accuracy in several murder investigations have...

Bill Streever has worked in almost every camp involved with the environment. He is a scientist who has worked in both public and private sectors. He brings that wide experience and the perspective of many others like him to Green Seduction: Money, Business, and the Environment. Thirty-five years ago, polluted rivers burned, cities and farms dumped raw sewage into aquifers, highway and dam construction proceeded with little thought to environmental impact, and carcinogens and acids billowed from...

After his idyllic childhood on the Bournemouth coast was shattered by child sexual abuse and drug dependence, Paul saw no other way to escape the pressures of life and threw himself out of a third-storey window when he was 17 years old. Having survived the ordeal and endured more years of anguish, Paul spent the next few years trying to pick himself up after a serious mental breakdown. He spent his twenties working hard and playing hard, often finding himself under the care of mental health p...