Thank you @IDAorg for choosing @InAMomentDoc as #docoftheweek! As we approach #griefawarenessday it's important to remember, everyone experiences grief at some point in their lives. We are all grieving the loss of someone or something. Make the choice to #BeKind to others. #SBS
August 30 is National Grief Awareness Day. Our #IDASupported#DocOfTheWeek is @InAMomentDoc, which features a family as they cope with the double tragedy of losing a child and and false accusations of child abuse. Learn more and support the project below!
https://t.co/DJ89FIWVRL
August 30 is National Grief Awareness Day. Our #IDASupported#DocOfTheWeek is @InAMomentDoc, which features a family as they cope with the double tragedy of losing a child and and false accusations of child abuse. Learn more and support the project below!
https://t.co/DJ89FIWVRL
The heartbreaking story of @carlalouiseben and her partner who were falsely accused of Shaken Baby Syndrome when both mother and baby were suffering with vascular EDS. Watch here.
https://t.co/h6SLPMAKbi
If you haven't seen The Syndrome yet, please do. Hundreds of innocent people in prison. Thousands of family members suffering without their loved ones. Children placed in foster care when parents won't point fingers at each other. A nightmare. Watch @TheSyndromeFilm to learn more
2017 was a banner year for false confessions and police interrogations. With a total of 127 exonerations in 2017 alone, 25 rested, in part, on false confessions. Check out a full timeline of what happened last year. https://t.co/UKtKSAwqBL
Physicians are trained to look for child abuse, and Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS/AHT) is at the forefront of that training. It can’t be overlooked that medical professionals may often think that to be the case even before there is data to corroborate the claim.
Rep. Jim Himes, whose home state endured Sandy Hook, says there will be a "perfectly predictable" response to Florida's shooting: "People will wish everybody thoughts and prayers ... and then the Congress of the United States will do absolutely nothing." https://t.co/R9jv9llvbS
Rosa Parks once said, “I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.” It is clear she fulfilled that. On #RosaParksDay, let us honor her legacy by continuing to strive for justice and equality.