When to talk to children about sexual abuse
Do you know when to talk to your children about sexual abuse? Because knowing when is knowing how to protect them from sexual abuse.
De-normalizing child abuse
A survivor story called Denormalizing child abuse shows how while abuse can become normal to a child, child abuse is never normal.
ACE 101: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
A vital part of fighting child sexual abuse is learning about what it is and why we must prevent it from happening to any child ever again.
Protecting Children from Online Predators
The online predator’s target is a vulnerable child. Protecting children from online predators is the responsibility of all of us.
Why America must ban child sex abuse dolls
Petition Despite the epic divisions in America right now, we can all agree that protecting children from sexual abuse is important. And that’s why it is important that Congress pass the Jurists United to Stop Trafficking Imitation Child Exploitation (JUSTICE) Act to...
Sharing the burden of pain as a community
Suffering kept silent is a heavy-weight on the soul but sharing the burden of pain with your community can be difficult if they don’t want to hear.
Strength in brokenness
The world breaks everyone and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.”— Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms. Broken doesn’t mean beyond repair.
Healing from scandal and abuse
Healing from scandal and abuse is good. But healing necessitates acknowledging the injury. You can’t heal from a wound that is never treated.
#Churchtoo means shut up and listen
many scandals that have rocked the Catholic church. Unfortunately, they have rocked every other denomination, faith, countless secular institutions and countless families. And the pain and tumult these scandals leave for non-offending members is massive. With that in mind, we wanted to share this piece.
5 tips for friends of survivors
Your friend has just told you that they have been sexually assaulted, abused, stalked or raped and you want to support them but you’re not sure what they need. Maybe it happened to them decades ago, in childhood, or maybe it was as recent as today. You want to help your friend in any way you can. Situations may vary, but here are 5 tips for friends of survivors.
9 things to know about consent
First published in Dinah’s Voice, republished with permission 9 Things to Know About Consent By Sheila Marie Connolly What exactly is consent? The word “consent” gets thrown around as if everyone understands it. But the nuances of the concept of consent can...
Consent matters; so does teaching it
Consent matters. Set your own boundaries and respect the boundaries of others. We don’t need complicated contracts, we need a revolution.
How to protect your children from sex offenders
Do you know how to protect your children from sex offenders? Cory Jewell Jensen talks about her work with sex offenders and what she knows
What a rape kit is (and isn’t)
Using one of these kits, certain evidence such as DNA and debris can be collected from a crime scene — and when it comes to assault, that crime scene is the survivor’s body.Even if you never have to use one, it can be helpful to know what exactly a rape kit is, and what it isn’t.
Can we ban these child sex abuse dolls?
Ban child sex abuse dolls. Republicans introduced 2 identical bills to ban child sex abuse dolls. Democrats are conspicuous in their absence.
Congressman Yoho Slurs Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Congressman Yoho’s language to attack Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says nothing about her but a whole lot about him.
Hold New York’s rapists accountable for forced oral and anal rape
New York’s rape laws are dangerously out of date. Oral and anal rape is not considered rape in New York. Support this bill now to call a rape a rape.
Coercion
Harvey Weinstein didn’t pin down all his victims, in fact, some of them willingly got in their car and went to meet him. Louise Godbold explains coercion.
What Happens if Weinstein Conviction is a Turning Point?
Harvey Weinstein’s conviction should be a turning point but what will that look like for women, children, and the rest of society?
UC Denver’s program on gendered violence
A small group of women. A vision about how to change the world to make women safe from domestic violence. A program on gendered violence.
Kobe Bryant was no hero
Kobe Bryant is a superstar. A star on the court his success a legend. But was Kobe a hero? We should question that because heroes don’t abuse women.
How to protect your kids over the holidays
The holidays are a time of joy and magic for children. Learn how to protect your kids over the holidays, and keep the magic in their lives.
California opens three-year window for child sexual assault lawsuits
California’s new law extends the deadline for civil lawsuits going forward and opens a three-year window for claims that were barred under the old rules.
Child Victims Act advocates. Thank you.
I’m Melanie Blow. I’m a child sex abuse survivor, and I’ve always wanted to change the world. And now for children in New York State, and after 13 years of hard work with some of the most amazing people, we finally succeeded. The Child Victims Act was signed into law...
Child sexual assault, one idiot family, and one woman who told the tale
Family support for child sexual assault victims is often lacking. Kathy Picard’s step father gave her some ‘special’ attention, but where was the family?
How to prevent abuse in APRIL
How can you or I prevent abuse in April? How can we make a difference? We could start with just one small thing each day.
How to spot a sex offender
How do you spot a sex offender? Sex offenders cannot be profiled. There is no specific race, gender, sexual orientation, or education level that defines us.
Reasons family members side with sexual abusers
Many survivors open up about their abuse only to find that family reactions are just as painful, if not more so, than the original trauma.
Gaslighting: How to recognize and survive it.
Gaslighting is abuse. It is an act of violence, be it domestic violence, workplace, or elsewhere. Know how to recognize and survive it.
I come from a family of pedophiles, it’s OK to like Michael Jackson
I grew up in a family where everyone was either sexually abused, was an abuser, or facilitated abuse. And I still like Michael Jackson’s music.
