Regarding the accusations of sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, deplorable and disgusting as those abuses are, they are not so… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“Treating Abuse Today (Tat), 3(4), pp. 26-33 Freyd: I see what you're saying but people in psychology don't have a uniform agreement… — David L. Calof Copy Share Image
“The discovery that detonated Cleveland is one of Britain’s great contributions to awareness of child abuse. In 1986 and 1987 the Leeds… — Beatrix Campbell Copy Share Image
“Imagine the message that sent to my sister and me. A cousin violates us, confesses, and walks away with barely a slap… — Erin Merryn Copy Share Image
“Ward had a big presence when he was around, a scary one that could suck the air out of a room. He… — Elizabeth Garden Copy Share Image
“Neglect transpires when the accountable adult fails to provide sufficiently for the needs of a child. It may be deliberate and conscious… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“He told me that if I hung up, he'd do it. He would commit suicide. He told me that if I called… — Sierra D. Waters Copy Share Image
“Most of the time I pretended that everything was okay with me and all things were normal.” — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“Like Jocelyn, Survivors often think: * That’s just the way I am * I’m not lovable, that’s why I keep having disastrous… — Carolyn Ainscough Copy Share Image
“The most treasured gift you can present yourself today is a hand of assistance to liberate you from the prison of anxiety,… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“An abused child never feels safe, growing up. The wrong that this child has gone through can never be seen or easily… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
Trauma and sexual abuse are two of our most pressing human and societal problems. They must be studied by unbiased scientific investigation… — Peter A. Levine Copy Share Image
“In the 1890s, when Freud was in the dawn of his career, he was struck by how many of his female patients… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image
“Ritualised child sexual abuse is about abuse of power, control and secrecy. Ten years ago many people found it difficult to believe… — Laurie Matthew Copy Share Image
What makes Jessica Jones series so unique is that it really is an allegory for many different types of abuse, whether it… — Rachael Taylor Copy Share Image
“The thought had occurred to me as I was flying to Salt Lake City earlier that day that Ted Bundy might offer… — Elizabeth F. Loftus Copy Share Image
“Though, the type of abuse differs from each individual, all survivors of child abuse deal with a certain extent of trauma, consciously… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
“The physical shape of Mollies paralyses and contortions fit the pattern of late-nineteenth-century hysteria as well — in particular the phases of… — Michelle Stacey Copy Share Image
A face that puts on a smile through the day and cries her self to sleep at night. thinking and wishing what… — Slowly_fading Copy Share Image
My highest achievement: never shutting my heart down. Even in my darkest moments - through sexual abuse, a pregnancy at 14, lies… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
“Disclosures of childhood sexual abuse have frequently been discredited through the diagnosis of hysteria. In this view, women/female children were seen either… — Judith L. Alpert Copy Share Image
“One year later the society claimed victory in another case which again did not fit within the parameters of the syndrome, nor… — Trouble and Strife Copy Share Image
“The worst part ever is discoursing about the abuse to anyone you trust in the family or friends and when they prefer… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
It feels as if childhood sexual abuse or domestic abuse of women in the home has increased but actually if you ask… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
Some people think it's demeaning to victims if you ever say anything out-loud about sexual abuse of children. I don't know if… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
