Girl Guides, the rest of the world's version of Girl Scouts, were always fascinating to me. As a 12-year Girl Scout who stuck with it until senior year of high school (I sold Thin Mints out of my locker and in the school parking lot. What of it?), Girl Guides were the Annie James to my Hallie Parker: basically the…

[Edinburgh, September 10. Image via Getty]

Girl Guides (the UK name of Girl Scouts) has released a report called A Generation Under Stress. The study was complied from an online survey of 350 girls and eight focus groups, and some of the results are startling: Many of the 10-14 year olds think that self-harm (cutting) is "normal" behavior for teenagers; 42%…

Girl Guides is the UK's answer to Girl Scouts. British girls learn first aid, have "outdoor challenges" like rock climbing, and acquire self-respect, teamwork skills, badges and crap like that. There's a Promise you make, (kind of like a pledge) that involves God and the Queen. Anyway, the Telegraph reports that times…