We Are Adult Survivors of Child Abuse and Neglect

I have found an excellent video about PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder). It was developed by the National Center for PTSD and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Although it was produced for military veterans and their families, it does mention sexual assault and child abuse.

One of the most pervasive forms of abuse at home is husbands and intimate partners beating up their wives and female partners. The vast majority of partner abuse is perpetrated by men. What makes it even worse is that these male bashers include in their repertoire

It has been substantiated over and over again in research that child abuse interrupts the normal healthy development of children. It is no surprise then that young girls searching for the love and affection they are not getting at home are reaching out in inappropriate ways. Since their world is so chaotic,

The U. S. Department of Health and Human Services declared violence the number one health problem for women over a decade ago, and recent studies show that the problem is not diminishing. One contributing factor may be the way women are portrayed in the media.[1] Women are often depicted as

The relationship between girls being abused and their involvement in crime later in life was studied by the National Institute of Justice.[1] It found that when compared with girls who have not been abused and neglected during childhood, abused and neglected girls are:

Since the cost of making sure children are attended to properly is hardly ever discussed openly, I thought it would help to shed some light on this. Federal, state, and local legislatures preside over the allocation of hundreds of billions of tax dollars every year because of abusive parenting. 

I wanted to let everyone know about a wonderful video on youtube for and about adult survivors of child abuse. It is one of the best I have seen. Simply click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4PDC03Gl2k to view the video. The organization www.letgoletpeacecomein.org has developed it.

When a child is sexually abused, they normally don’t tell anyone.  When they become adults, they either never tell anyone or wait for years before disclosing their abuse. The primary reason for that is the negative responses from others which is unconscionable. This is what I call the

Just as childhood incest is underreported, so is sibling incest. It occurs far more frequently than many want to believe although many of the same reasons for father-daughter incest (the most prominent) are the same. In fact, sibling incest is estimated to occur 3-5 times as often as

There have been many studies documenting the effect child abuse has on many women’s sexual activity later in life. Naturally, these problems impact a woman’s ability to sustain a loving, long-term, intimate relationship.