Victims of Abuse by Religious Order Priests Say Their Claims Fall Through the Cracks

Jan 18, 2019 | news

Author Jack Healy When Larry Antonsen decided to report a priest who sexually abused him during high school, he believed the Archdiocese of Chicago was the right place to go. Mr. Antonsen and his wife were lifelong churchgoers who sent their children to Sunday school...

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...

‘We Say Sorry’: Australia Formally Apologizes to Victims of Child Sexual Abuse

Jan 13, 2019 | news, SOL reform

By Rick Rojas   SYDNEY, Australia — Australia sought to atone for a decades-long epidemic of child sexual abuse on Monday, as Prime Minister Scott Morrison issued an official apology that acknowledged the government’s systemic failures to protect the nation’s...

Officials: South Shore 1-year-old died from child abuse

Jan 12, 2019 | Maternal Home Visiting, news

Author Chicago Tribune staff The death of a 1-year-old South Shore boy was ruled a homicide, officials said. An autopsy Saturday for Ahmir Rosario, of the 7600 block of South Colfax Avenue, determined he died of multiple injuries from child abuse, according to the...