Awareness Quote by Carolyn Byers Ruch

“A covert kind of sexual abuse occurs when Dad or Mom talk about sex in front of the children when the age level of…

— John Bradshaw

“Adults need to teach the children they love about sexual abuse so they know what to do if they encounter it. We need to…

— Carolyn Byers Ruch

“When we talk with our children about sexual abuse, we are not only taking a proactive step toward protecting them, we are building our…

— Carolyn Byers Ruch

“Protecting our kids from sexual abuse is not accomplished in a single conversation, but in ongoing conversations grounded in honesty and trust.”

— Carolyn Byers Ruch

“The most important thing in defining child sexual abuse is the experience of the child. It takes very little for a child’s world to…

— Laura Hough

[Sexual abuse] is such a sharp, potent topic that we really should have discussions about more openly and more often.

— Rachael Taylor

The sexual abuse and exploitation of children is one of the most vicious crimes conceivable, a violation of mankind's most basic duty to protect…

— James T. Walsh

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 that's true.

— Louis C. K

An ever-widening definition of abuse can incite a culture of fear and complaint: encouraging teachers and girls to name and shame could mean labelling…

— Claire Fox

“Disclosures of childhood sexual abuse have frequently been discredited through the diagnosis of hysteria. In this view, women/female children were seen either as culpable…

— Judith L. Alpert

“It was that culture of denial that allowed my abuse to take place to start with. Did you know that it wasn't until 1984…

— Carolyn Spring

“Children who are victimized through sexual abuse often begin to develop deeply held tenets that shape their sense of self: 'My worth is my…

— Rachel Lloyd