{"id":4529,"date":"2016-08-05T12:14:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T19:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=4529"},"modified":"2016-08-05T12:14:57","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T19:14:57","slug":"link-former-victims-try-reduce-child-abuse-central-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2016\/08\/05\/link-former-victims-try-reduce-child-abuse-central-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Link &#8211; Former Victims Try to Reduce Child Abuse in the Central Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2404,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.calhealthreport.org\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/01\\\/former-victims-try-to-reduce-child-abuse-in-the-central-valley&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250612124403\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.calhealthreport.org\\\/2016\\\/08\\\/01\\\/former-victims-try-to-reduce-child-abuse-in-the-central-valley\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-02 11:39:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-17 10:10:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-09 00:18:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 06:52:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 06:52:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;When Alexis Gonzalez tells her story about overcoming child abuse, she\u2019s surprised by how many people it resonates with. 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