Tomorrow evening, ESPN’s excellent E:60 program will do a piece on Invisible Victims: According to experts, children with disabilities are three times more likely than children without them to be victims of sexual abuse. And when the disability is mental rather than physical – meaning the disability is not immediately visible – the cases are…
Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son dies after assault: report This is just so shocking, and sad. Proof that child abuse can happen anywhere, and even being a pro athlete doesn’t protect your kids from abusers. tags: Sports CA Royal Commission into child sex abuse prompts partners to speak out tags: CA NFL won’t let Brandon Marshall…
Survivors Manchester have put together a guide for male survivors. As they describe it: The Survivors Guide Project aims to produce a unique self-help guide written by male survivors of sexual abuse and rape for male survivors and their supporters to aid understanding of the legacy effects and provide information on healthy coping mechanisms and…
How Can I Help a Friend Who Seems Depressed? tags: CA Depression Rollercoaster tags: CA 5 Reasons People Don’t Report Child Abuse tags: CA Loving Someone With Depression tags: CA Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Resources tags: CA Warning signs of child abuse and neglect tags: CA The Other Victims Of Childhood Sexual Abuse…
According to a blog post by Darkness to Light that’s the more current estimate for the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse. They put together a study using newer research and reporting numbers than the previous studies that put the number at one in four girls and one in 6 boys who are sexually abused by…
A Band of Brothers Any man or boy who wants to share his experiences of sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, bullying, and harassment may do so here. tags: CA Guest Blog ‘Which Child is Being Sexually Abused?’ By Jayneen Sanders *trigger | This Tangled Web tags: CA Psychotherapy Works, So Why Not Try It? tags:…
