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Discovering my wife’s painful past
I lost the words to even describe my pains of what my wife and I went through in 2020. It all happened so quickly as I fell in love with this amazing woman. I was going through a painful past...
7 Tips for Helping Your Middle Schooler with Homework
Written by Lori Poland, EndCAN Executive Director As a parent, helping adolescents in their middle school years with their homework can be a difficult task. From the eye roll to the sass, it can be...
Finally, someone believed me
I was abused physically and mentally until the age of sixteen. I finally had the courage to run away from my father after my stepbrother who was six at the time ran away before I did (he almost died...
I just wanted a hug
This isn't my past story, this is my current story. I am living in this right now. Well, hi, I'm 14 years old. I have realized, relatively recently, that I have lived under an abusive parent my...
Is Your Child Being Abused?
Know the Signs The stories are shocking and appalling. Catholic clergy abusing children, a former USA Gymnastics doctor sexually abusing hundreds of young athletes, a beloved pediatrician...
Identifying Child Abuse and Neglect
Understanding the 4 Types of Child Abuse and Neglect Things aren’t always what they seem. Most people hate the thought that children are abused and neglected, but it’s not necessarily easy to...
Tips for Parenting Abused or Neglected Children
8 Tips for Parenting Abused or Neglected Children Parenting comes with many challenges. Whether dealing with temper tantrums, adolescent angst, or teen rebellion, it’s hard work that can often have...
The Age of Consent
My name is Zoë Grimes and I am 21 years old. I am very passionate about social injustice, feminism, and rape culture. I, unfortunately, have intense personal experience with these matters. When I...
Healing From Childhood Abuse: Is It Possible?
It seems like a simple question. Our bodies can usually heal from broken bones and torn ligaments if appropriately treated. Does the same ring true for survivors of childhood abuse? The answer...
Child Abuse Survivors: You’re Not Alone
Sharing Stories of Abuse Can Help It’s easy to understand how a survivor of child abuse and neglect could feel alone. It’s not a subject that’s talked about often. Unless a survivor has read or...
Long-Term Effects of Child Abuse & Neglect
Shocking headlines draw attention to the horrors of child abuse and neglect—the 2018 discovery of the Turpin family’s neglect of their 13 children. The indictment of former Delaware pediatrician,...
Be compassionate today
I first want to start off by saying that I have never been abused, but I really felt the heart strings pulling at me to share the story of an old friend of mine. Right now, it's July 2020, it's...