Abuse Quote by Erin Merryn

“Society gives the image of sexual violators as weird, ugly, anti-social, alcoholics. Society gives the impression that violators kidnap children are out of their…

— Rosenna Bakari

The only thing worse than domestic violence or abuse is being accused of it when you haven't done it.

— Joy Taylor

There are not many things that can happen much worse to a family than having a member taken and not knowing what happened to…

— Joan Allen

It's kind of condoned in our society: There are things that an abusive mate could get away with with their partner that they could…

— Rene Marie

So many people have been abused. It's not rare; it's a very common human experience, and we survive.

— India Arie

Few people are aware of the severe human rights violations committed daily by family court judges across the country. These courts are siding over…

— Lundy Bancroft

“The survivor movements were also challenging the notion of a dysfunctional family as the cause and culture of abuse, rather than being one of…

— Beatrix Campbell

“The data on organised abuse has been simplified or distorted in an attempt force it to conform to mechanical psychological models of dissociative obedience…

— Michael Salter

Trauma and sexual abuse are two of our most pressing human and societal problems. They must be studied by unbiased scientific investigation rather than…

— Peter A. Levine

“When a girl is sexually abused, layers of secrecy and shame are added to her self-blame. The incestuous aggressor always projects the guilt for…

— Susan Forward

“Sometimes I hesitate to use the term sexual abuse. It conjures up worst-case scenarios in our minds, and we think, "That will never happen…

— Carolyn Byers Ruch

It is difficult to have the guts to speak up about any kind of sexual assault.

— Chinmayi