Pope Calls For Action Regarding CSA in General

“When children run away from home or care, they are often running from something. Theirs are childhoods blighted by abuse, violence, family instability, and parental drug or alcohol misuse. For girls particularly, running away can be an attempt to escape sexual violence and abuse.” It’s definitely something those who work with runaways should stop to…

I saw a brief mention of this story when it first came out, but I had not seen any of the details. Interesting how this doesn’t fit the “stereotype” in so many ways. Jep Robertson’s Myth-Busting Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse