Silence is the problem: the darkness of young adult fiction and why #YAsaves
, Apparently. The underlying assumptions behind Gurdon’s piece seem to be rooted in the idea that children read books with heavy content and ‘go bad,’ when in fact the opposite is true. Some children lead dark lives and they read books with intense themes to find protagonists they identify with in an often hostile world. Some young adults read about rape and bullying and violence, eating disorders and self harm and mental illness, because these are things they experience.article simply reinforces it. The results can be extremely dangerous.
Youth showing clear signs of abuse fail to receive appropriate interventions because adults don’t believe they are in danger. This can have fatal consequences; in 2009, Aaron Vargas shot his abuser after years of denial on the part of the community in Fort Bragg, the small town where I live and work. A small town where, we are assured, nothing bad ever happens , and thus things like persistent child molestation spanning multiple generations cannot be happening. Rape, incest, and beatings happen to children just like they do to adults, and sweeping the knowledge of these things under the carpet does not make them go away.
Teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other personnel who interact with children on a regular basis as part of their work are mandated reporters; they have a legal obligation to report cases of suspected child abuse to protective services, which must in turn mount an investigation. This is not, in practice, how it works. Many cases of abuse go unremarked; perhaps the perpetrator is powerful, perhaps lies about falling down the stairs are taken at face value, perhaps the youth is queer, or Black, and teachers don’t see any problem with the bullying . Failure to report child abuse can result in criminal penalties, but that’s only when the failure is identified, and it often isn’t.
Even when abuse is reported, child services may ignore it and fail to take action . Law enforcement may not investigate . Children who are brave enough to accuse their attackers may be accused of lying, especially if they are mentally ill teens and are viewed as ‘unreliable witnesses.’ Rape victims who dare to file a complaint may find that justice is predicated by the social status of their attackers; if you are raped by a member of the football team in a small town, don’t expect to see that case go to trial.
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Endocrine Manifestations of Eating Disorders
Context: The endocrinopathies associated with eating disorders involve multiple systems and mechanisms designed to preserve energy and protect essential organs. Those systems that are most affected are in need of significant energy, such as the reproductive and skeletal systems. The changes in neuropeptides and in the hypothalamic axis that mediate these changes also receive input from neuroendocrine signals sensitive to satiety and food intake and in turn may be poised to provide significant energy conservation. These adaptive changes are described, including the thyroid, GH, and cortisol axes, as well as the gastrointestinal tract.
Conclusion: The signals that control weight and food intake are complex and probably involve multiple pathways that appear to have as a central control the hypothalamus, in particular the medial central area. The hypothalamic dysfunction of eating disorders provides a reversible experiment of nature that gives insight into understanding the role of various neuropeptides signaling nutritional status, feeding behavior, skeletal repair, and reproductive function.
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