CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH
CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH Child Abuse Prevention Month is recognized during April of every year. Each week of this month I will direct a great portion of time blogging on various types of child...
View Article2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AND SEX TRAFFICKING
2012 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN AND SEX TRAFFICKING What could possibly be the relationship between the upcoming 2012 Presidential campaign and sex trafficking? Slavery is alive and doing well in these...
View ArticleFORGIVE MY ABUSER
FORGIVE MY ABUSER WAIT! Forgive my abuser? Are you kidding me? I’m still right in the midst of being abused on a daily basis. How do you expect me to forgive my abuser? To forgive my abuser does not...
View ArticleWe Learned from Jerry Sandusky
Now that the trial is over and the coach has been sentenced, we must consider what we learned from Jerry Sandusky. The trial was extremely high profile. Many asked why Coach Sandusky chose not to...
View ArticleRAPE IN THE MILITARY
In my capacity as an advocate for abuse awareness, over the past weeks I have received numerous reports regarding rape in the military. One report stated that more females in the military are being...
View ArticleVICTIM SERVICES PRACTITIONER
VICTIM SERVICES PRACTITIONER What is a Victim Services Practitioner? I wasn’t sure. I just knew I wanted to be one. What does it take to become a Victim Services Practitioner? The beginning for me was...
View ArticleCHILD MOLESTATION – A Little Girl Speaks (WARNING – Adult content)
What would child molestation look like through the eyes of the child being abused? This is NOT a fairy tale: Once upon a time there was an innocent little girl. She played with dolls, pretended to be a...
View ArticleSEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY-A FORMER VICTIM’S POINT OF VIEW
Ongoing sexual assault in the military of our United States? Who knew? How long has this been occurring, and what’s being done to stop it? Our nation has felt vulnerable and abused over the past weeks...
View ArticleChild Sexual Abuse – Charish Periwinkle Murder
Child sexual abuse is a very tough topic for law enforcement, judiciary, attorneys, social workers and advocates. The families who are personally confronted by child sexual abuse are put into a place...
View ArticleTHROUGH THE EYES OF A VICTIM OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
What a cleansing to finally reach the point in your life that you find true and complete healing as a victim of child sexual abuse. It is not common for me to share this part of my story, but given...
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