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May 16, 2023, 4:44 AM

Trauma: Learning from China Airlines Flight 611

“Trauma is perhaps the most avoided, ignored, belittled, denied, misunderstood, and untreated cause of human suffering.” – Peter Levine In May of 2002, a China Airlines flight mysteriously crashed 20 minutes after takeoff. The investigation baffled investigators. All seemed right with...

Mar 15, 2023, 8:14 AM

Ashtrays for Kids

“Asking questions is one of the best ways to grow as a human being.” -Michael Hyatt Years ago, a company named Enron started an advertising campaign titled: “Ask Why”. This campaign was designed to show the viewer that people were able...

Feb 8, 2023, 5:56 AM

Child Abuse Prevention: Erasing Titles

“It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli Unfortunately, it happens. A child gets abused, whether physically or sexually, by a respected person who has a title. The title might be affiliated with religion, such as...

Jan 31, 2023, 1:25 PM

Myth or Reality

“Don't allow being taught the wrong way for so long make you think it's right.” ― Carlos Wallace Nearly two years ago, a very famous athlete in the United States was accused by nearly two dozen women, specifically massage therapists, on...

Jan 24, 2023, 12:15 PM

Choosing the Correct Side

"Blaming is a dead-end street that doesn't help anyone. But until we risk telling the truth to ourselves about how we really feel, nothing in our lives can change or improve." -Christiane Northrup Adam was sitting in his car, stopped at...

Jan 18, 2023, 9:25 PM

Interrupting the Live

“Standing behind predators makes prey of us all.” ― DaShanne Stokes Being a child sex abuse prevention advocate means traveling a long journey. Like most journeys, it has its challenges. It also has those moments when you reevaluate, and realize you’ve...

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Yisroel Picker is a Social Worker who lives in Jerusalem. He has a private practice which specializes in working with people of all ages helping them understand their own thought processes, enabling them to improve their level of functioning, awareness, social skills and more. To speak with Yisroel about presenting at a child safety event or to discuss a personal case, email him at [email protected]

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