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Prevention of Abuse Among Children with Disabilities
Prevention of Abuse Among Children with Disabilities By Aiesha Hemeda As always, it is important to spread awareness and end the stigma of silence that surrounds child abuse and neglect. Children...
Justice for kids that were tortured
I’m just a neighbor who was looking out for the kids. This time, The Department of Children and Families hadn't been called until it was almost too late. They said that after 72 hours, the girl...
Spring and Summer Activities To Keep Kids Engaged & Parents (Mostly) Stress-Free
Spring and Summer Activities To Keep Kids Engaged & Parents (Mostly) Stress-Free Spring has arrived and summer is almost here, which means many kids will soon be out of school. Even if...
The Road to Justice: Holding Abusers Accountable
The Road to Justice: Holding Abusers Accountable Over the last several years, the media has reported on numerous child sexual abuse claims and trials. Frequently, the cases center on abuses...
How Teachers can Recognize the Signs & Support Abused and Neglected Children
How Teachers can Recognize the Signs & Support Abused and Neglected Children By Aiesha Hemeda Educators play a crucial role in supporting and defining the success of their students. It is...
Delayed Disclosure of Child Sex Abuse: Why Children Don’t Tell
Delayed Disclosure of Child Sex Abuse: Why Children Don’t Tell Recent news coverage of high-profile child sex abuse cases, like those of Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew, has generated a lot of...
Staying Informed and Protecting Your Child from Online Predators
Staying Informed and Protecting Your Child from Online Predators Written by Aiesha Hemeda Social media has implemented itself into multiple aspects of our everyday lives, it has created the...
You are worthy of love and peace
Today I walked in honor of my wife and daughter. As a child my wife had been sexually abused by a sibling multiple times, and almost committed suicide because of it. My daughter was date raped by...
Raped and Scared
I was raped when I was 5 years old. I know how people feel when they say they are too scared to talk about it. I was sleeping and my older brother was right next to me, and he told me not to say...
Empowering Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Through Community
Empowering Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Through Community Humans are, by nature, social beings. We live together as family units and as part of a community. We work in teams. When disasters...
Whipped and worked in Indiana
I was one of six kids growing up in Indiana in the '70s and early '80s. My parents were extremely devout Missouri Synod Lutherans and were convinced that almost everything us kids did aside from...
PTSD and Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
PTSD and Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently associated with military veterans. It’s especially prevalent in vets who faced combat or other...