Lawsuit: Mormon Church Failed to Keep Child Safe From Abuse

Jan 20, 2019 | news

By The Associated Press   FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Another member of the Navajo Nation is suing the Mormon church, saying he was abused in a now-defunct program that sent children into foster care for the school year. Unlike similar lawsuits, the complaint filed...

What Parents Need to Know about Sexual Grooming

Jan 17, 2019 | Trauma, Trauma: Prevention

Understanding the stages of sexual grooming can help to protect your child In the fall of 2011, Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with 52 counts of sex crimes against young boys. As the investigation unfurled, the public learned...

Does domestic violence lower the glass ceiling? Recruiting women for a study.

Jan 17, 2019 | Events, news, Trauma

Does experiencing domestic violence in the past affect job success in the future?   Recruiting women to take part in a study. We need your help whether you have experienced domestic violence or not. You will not have to identify yourself.   It’s a...

Tennessee Education Committee to be chaired by credibly accused child sex abuser

Jan 14, 2019 | news, SOL reform, Trauma

Tennessee: Despite calls from protesters — and the previous House speaker — for his resignation, a state lawmaker accused of inappropriate sexual conduct against multiple teens has been named chairman of an education subcommittee. Rep. David Byrd, R-Waynesboro, has...

Why men abuse women and what makes them stop

Jan 3, 2019 | Campaigns, Custody Court Crisis, Feature, Trauma

Courts Must Learn Basics about Domestic Violence Four decades after domestic violence first became a public issue our courts still don’t understand the causes and effective responses to domestic violence. Attempting to resolve DV cases without fundamental DV knowledge...