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Articles about sexual abuse in our community.
You can grow up to be Queen
Most little girls at some point in their childhood want to be a princess. Sexual abuse often dashes those dreams and leaves many victims settling for less than they deserve. The reality is that sexual abuse robs many children of their dreams, and...
cost of a child
I recently got sent this picture and it a reminder of the impact children have on our lives. It's also a benchmark for those of us who's lives are thrown upside down by sexual abuse. Raising a child has it's own pressures and sexual abuse only makes it...
Beating Sex Offenders to Death
For most parents of a sexual abuse victim, the idea of "dispensing with" the offending party has probably crossed their mind. Usually it is something that crosses your mind some time after the abuse happens. You've had time to process the experience and...
We can’t tell you who did it
Chances are, your sexual abuse situation will have at least one element that you couldn't have possibly imagined. Or more likely 5 or 6. Occasionally these head scratchers make the news. Over the past couple of years the Brooklyn District Attorney's...
If you were raped you must have a personality disorder
As titles go, this seems rather absurd. Can you imagine being raped, reporting it, and then being told you have a personality disorder and then losing your job. Stories of sexual assault get stranger the more you hear. Who would do this to a person....
Does why matter in Sexual Abuse
If you are a clinician there is an actual answer to this. But if you are a parent, or a victim, the better question is "does why matter in sexual abuse to you?". Before I go down this path lets look at a somewhat related example. Recently, Army...