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The Courage to Heal is a comprehensive guide that offers hope and a map of the healing journey to every woman who was sexually abused as a child -- and to those who care about her. Although the effects of child sexual abuse are long-term and severe, healing is possible. Weaving together personal experience with professional knowledge, the authors provide clear explanations, practical suggestions, and support throughout the healing process. Readers...
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Together, we can stop the silence.
Stop the Silence® is a division of the Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma (IVAT) which has a mission to prevent, expose and stop child sexual abuse (CSA) and help survivors worldwide. Thanks to the efforts of experts, healers, and survivors and their supporters around the globe, we're preventing CSA and promoting healing of victims and survivors, celebrating the lives of those healed, and underscoring CSA...
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How was it possible for Diane Roblin-Lee to have been married for 38 years without knowing that her husband, 13 years into the marriage, had begun to molest children?
The answer lies in the fact that child-molesters are such highly skilled manipulators that they can fool even a mate with whom they live — and convince a child that keeping the deep dark secret is critically important for both of them. They are usually so addicted to pornography that...
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Child Sexual Abuse: Entry-Level Training for the Mandated Reporter is designed with these goals in mind: to understand, effectively respond to, and assist in the prevention of child sexual abuse, however it manifests. It is the author's and the publisher's sincerest hope that this training self-assessment will benefit mandated reporters of every variety, as well as the children and families they work with, by means of continued education in child...
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Shattering the Illusion is the first book to gather and comparatively analyze policies addressing child sexual abuse complaints in a selection of religious institutions in Canada. Although there is a substantial body of literature regarding Christianity and sexual abuse, very little of it focuses on religious institutions in Canada and their respective policies. In the foreword, Tracey J. Trothen summarizes the Cornwall Inquiry, out of which this...
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Despite the current survivor-affirming awareness around sexual violence, child sexual abuse, most notably when it's a family member or friend, is still a very taboo topic. There are approximately 42 million child sexual abuse survivors in the U.S. and millions of bystanders who look the other way as the abuse occurs and cover for the harm-doers with no accountability. Documentary filmmaker and survivor of child sexual abuse and adult rape, Aishah...
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The Jerry Sandusky case had little to do with football and everything to do with the insidious danger that comes from those we willingly hand our children over to because we trust them. In this, unflinching memoir Matthew Sandusky reveals the silent victimization that continues across this country and around the world, not by "stranger danger", but by those we admire, know and trust.
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How was it possible for Diane Roblin-Lee to have been married for 38-years without knowing that her husband, 13-years into the marriage, had begun to molest children?
The answer lies in the fact that child-molesters are such highly skilled manipulators that they can fool even a mate with whom they live, and convince a child that keeping the deep dark secret is critically, important for both of them. They are usually so addicted to pornography that...
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Child sexual abuse (CSA) is an insidious crime that can destroy the lives of innocent children and leave their families devastated. The topic of child sexual abuse is, at best, a difficult subject to discuss and at worst, a horrifying one. Child sexual abuse has been defined as: "Child sexual abuse involves any sexual activity with a child where consent is not or cannot be given. This includes sexual contact that is accomplished by force or threat...
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Matthew 18 is a heartfelt conversation between Bishop Bill Muhm and Carrie Bucalo, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Their mutual concern for the health and well-being of the Church led to an honest dialogue about the deep wounds victims experience, emerging in a fresh, relevant, and hopeful commentary.
Each chapter begins with a selected text from Matthew 18. Bishop Muhm offers theological insights, and Carrie responds with her experiences as...
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"It's all About the Brain" explores the role of the brain in child sexual abuse and restoration for all those involved. It answers the questions, "Does child molestation affect brain development?" and "How can the brain be used in effective treatment?" The role of the brain in achieving forgiveness and restoration on all sides of the issue is addressed.
There is plenty of evidence surfacing to suggest that the stress of child molestation can cause...
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Victims of child sexual abuse feel the muck of the gutter, are smothered by darkness, and often see no way out of a perceived life sentence of brokenness. They may struggle to find joy or freedom in healthy relationships or wither inside, thinking no one could possibly love them. Others throw themselves into promiscuity, hoping to capture moments of physical love as evidence they are worthy of love. God in the Gutter is just such a story: a memoir...
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From an early age we are taught to respect and trust police. Most of us do. But today we watch the evening news or read that another policeman has molested a child, or was caught with child pornography. We begin to question our reason to trust. How is the molestation or the sexual abuse of children to be anticipated and stopped? At the age of seventy-two I believe I have found answers to the questions: who molests children, where and when, and how...
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A riveting coming of age story, that will make you laugh, cry and root for Laura to find happiness.
Laura Shirk is a normal, happy, go-lucky, little girl playing with Cabbage Patch dolls and Legos. Until she isn't. Set in the late 1980s-early 90s, a visit to her aunt and uncle's house changes everything.
What follows is a nerve-racking story shedding light on child sexual abuse. As the tragedy unfolds, Laura mutters through life concealing her secret...
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Genendy was a lively, curious, energetic child, the third of twelve brothers and sisters in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. But she carried a big, painful secret. From the time she was a toddler until the age of seven, she was sexually molested by members of her family, as well as young men in her community.
For many years, Genendy repressed the memories of these experiences. But when she was a teenager, the truth began to emerge. With the help...
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Genendy was a lively, curious, energetic child, the third of twelve brothers and sisters in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. But she carried a big, painful secret. From the time she was a toddler until the age of seven, she was sexually molested by members of her family, as well as young men in her community.
For many years, Genendy repressed the memories of these experiences. But when she was a teenager, the truth began to emerge. With the help...
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"A young woman in need of a transformation finds herself in touch with the animal inside in this gripping, incisive novel from the author of Cackle and The Return. Rory Morris isn't thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is pregnant, estranged from the baby's father, and needs support, so Rory returns to the place she thought she'd put in her rearview. After...
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1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Silenced is the heart-wrenching true story of horrific child abuse and the shocking human rights issues that continue to plague activists today. A powerful and moving tribute to great strength and heroic conviction ... a story of one man, and one people's, unwavering hope for change.
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A grown woman confronts an older man, her former neighbor, to find out why he abandoned her after they had a sexual relationship when she was thirteen.
A young woman arrives at her much-older, former neighbor's workplace to confront him and discover why he left after they had a sexual relationship when she was thirteen.
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