The President Would Never Believe Me
The President wouldn’t believe me. I didn’t disclose my abuse after it happened; I disclosed it when I was ready. So did most of his other victims. So what does that say about us?
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Pope Francis meets with U.S. bishops as more leaders face allegations of harassment and cover-ups
← Tips Parents Can Use When Talking About Sexual Abuse with Children Man guilty of sexually abusing child he knew → Top American bishops met in the Vatican with Pope Francis on Thursday to discuss the sexual-abuse crisis that the leader of the U.S. church...
What’s going on with the Catholic church and child sexual abuse?
Melanie Blow discusses the Catholic church and child sexual abuse following PA Grand Jury report. Over a thousand children sexually abused by priests
Adverse Childhood Experiences, addiction and prostitution
An interview with the Stop Abuse Campaign’s Melanie Blow about ACEs, addiction, prostitution and child sex abuse laws and policy.
When victims take matters into their own hands
Wayne Chapman was convicted of abusing 11 children in 3 states, and admitted to molesting 100, but he was nearly released from prison recently .
There’s an epidemic of denial about sexual abuse in the evangelical church
Author: Joshua Pease. The Washington Post Rachael Denhollander’s college-aged abuser began grooming her when she was 7. Each week, as Denhollander left Sunday school at Westwood Baptist Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan, he was there to walk her to her...
More than outrage, money is needed to combat child abuse
Outrage alone doesn’t protect children. Money is needed to combat child abuse, but it never seems to be a budget priority. Why’s that?
Child sex abuse. Handling disclosure
If a child discloses sexual abuse to you, it could change both of your lives. But a little knowledge can make you into the person an abused child needs.
The struggle to pass legislation on sexual violence and assault
No one supports sexual assault, and laws to prevent it or help its victims are usually popular. So why is it so hard to get them passed? Learn the answers on Saturday’s episode of Three Women Three Ways.
The Easter Bunny
Is there anything wrong with telling kids about an imaginary bunny and asking them to sit in his lap? Let’s think about it.
Boy Scouts to expand background checks to all adults chaperoning 3-day events
← Domestic Violence Survivors Help Law Makers Draft Safe Child Act in Minn. Shaken Baby Syndrome and How It Impacts Babies → Author: Robert McCoppin Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune Boy Scouts of America plans to institute a new requirement that every...
10 Things You Can Do To Prevent Child Abuse
Do you know what to do to prevent child abuse. Here’s 10 things you can do starting now. We must all work together to protect children from abuse
Family Court is Broken. But there’s a wrong way to fix it. Shared parenting.
Everyone agrees that our family courts are broken. But one of the popular proposed remedies will endanger children.
Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect with the Power of Relationships
Author: Prevent Child Abuse America “We all have the power to change someone’s life through our relationships.” That is a key takeaway from this past Sunday’s 60 Minutes segment on childhood trauma where Oprah interviewed Dr. Bruce Perry, Senior Fellow of the Child...
Aurora priest charged with child abuse
Author Hannah Leone Alfredo Pedraza Arias was sentenced to 205 days in county jail with credit for time served after his guilty plea. With credit for time already spent in jail, Arias was set to be released Saturday morning, Attorney David Camic said. Kane County jail...
Letter Suggests Pope Knew About Abuse Complaints, Despite Denials
Author ELISABETTA POVOLEDO New York Times ROME — Things keep getting worse for Pope Francis. Late last month, the pope reiterated his defense of a Chilean bishop, contending that he had never received any complaints that the prelate knew of abuse by the country’s most...
#METOO hasn’t made a dent, and won’t without the Equal Rights Amendment
When the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is ratified women will have equality. It is only two states away from ratification. We need equality not hashtags
Is there more sexual abuse in the Protestant Churches than the Catholic Church?
Is the Protestant world teetering on the edge of a sex abuse scandal similar to the one that had rocked the Catholic Church.
Spending the holidays with your abuser
Many have the choice of attending holiday parties with their child sex abuser, or avoiding family at the holidays. Not an easy choice.
Santa Claus or not. Don’t force your kids to sit on anybody’s knee
I like Santa Claus, don’t you? But I don’t like lying, I don’t like secrets and I don’t like forcing kids to sit on someone’s lap.
Roy Moore, Senator Flanagan and Governor Cuomo
Republicans won’t disavow Roy Moore bringing them dangerously close to being the Pro Child Sexual Abuse party. In NY that’s been the case for 10 years
Sexual abuse, your ignorance is their power
Ignorance may be bliss, that’s true, but not with child sexual abuse. Ignorance is risky behavior. What you don’t know could hurt you, or your children.
What you need to know about child sex trafficking
How many children are involved in child sex trafficking in the United States? What can you do to ensure your child doesn’t end up being trafficked?
A Halloween Treat for our readers
A short story about Halloween, child sexual abuse, and why statutes of limitation are scary.
Who pays for child sex abuse
The cost to institutions of sex abuse does not reflect the whole picture. There’s a cost to society as well, and we pick that tab up as taxpayers.
Educating the unthinkable
Children don’t have the tools to protect themselves from sexual abuse because their parents are often afraid to learn the facts about it.
Innocence betrayed, the tragic Neveah Gallegos murder
The heartbreaking death of Neveah Gallegos illustrates what happens when we don’t take child sex abuse prevention seriously.
Family Courts Need Multi-Disciplinary Responses
Our current family court system gives children to dangerous abusers all the time. A multi-disciplinary response would help. Here’s how.
What parents need to know about sexting
Are your children sending sexual images or texts via cellphone and other electronic devices? You might be surprised when you read this.
Advocates protest President of Agudath Israel of America for protecting secrets, not children
End New York’s statutes of limitations New York on child sexual abuse. Protesters at Agudath Israel of America for protecting secrets not children.
