http://www.salon.com/2015/10/06/how_not_to_report_on_child_sexual_abuse_an_11_year_old_boy_does_not_have_sex_with_his_adult_babysitter/ The story goes on to detail what prosecutor Hannah Squire told the court happened between the now 21 year-old Jade Hatt and the child last November. It’s incredibly upsetting and disturbing stuff. Squire said that Hatt “sat on top of him, sat astride him, took off her clothes andContinue Reading

http://www.salon.com/2015/10/06/how_not_to_report_on_child_sexual_abuse_an_11_year_old_boy_does_not_have_sex_with_his_adult_babysitter/ The story goes on to detail what prosecutor Hannah Squire told the court happened between the now 21 year-old Jade Hatt and the child last November. It’s incredibly upsetting and disturbing stuff. Squire said that Hatt “sat on top of him, sat astride him, took off her clothes andContinue Reading

Press Release 17 June 2015 Offenders who have experienced childhood sexual abuse are now receiving targeted counselling services through an innovative collaborative partnership between Corrections and Nelson’s SVS – Living Safe. “A large proportion of offenders have themselves been victims,” says Polly Cunningham, Corrections District Manager for Nelson, Marlborough, WestContinue Reading

http://www.alternet.org/personal-health/test-predicts-startling-accuracy-if-childhood-trauma-will-hurt-you-adulthood The idea that childhood trauma might have a connection with adult health problems came to Felitti almost by accident, according to a recent interview. He was running through a series of questions when he accidentally asked a client in the weight-loss program, “How much did you weigh when youContinue Reading

http://www.malesurvivor.org/what-adults-can-do.html 1. Keep an eye out for drastic behavioral changes, either extreme acting out or withdrawal that is out of character. 2. One very important thing a parent or caregiver can do is to keep repeating to their children that they can always come forward with any questions, fears, andContinue Reading

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Lewis_Herman Judith Lewis Herman (born 1942) is a psychiatrist, researcher, teacher, and author who has focused on the understanding and treatment of incest and traumatic stress. Judith Herman is best known for her distinctive contributions to the understanding of trauma and its victims , as set out in her secondContinue Reading