CNN: Chester Bennington’s life may help male sex abuse victims speak up. http://google.com/newsstand/s/CBIwvY_wwzU For far too long, boys and men who have been sexually abused or assaulted have been overlooked, neglected, minimized or stigmatized by society and, at times, by the health care community. It’s time for that disregard toContinue Reading

https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/rape-victims-may-unable-fight-back-due-temporary-paralysis-164412407.html Of the 298 women, 70 percent reported significant tonic immobility and 48 percent reported extreme tonic immobility during the sexual assault they had experienced. And among the 189 women who were evaluated six months after their assault, 38.1 percent had developed PTSD and 22.2 percent had developed severe depression.Continue Reading

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/93130480/violence-abuse-prevalent-in-teenage-relationships-across-new-zealand One in five girls and nearly one in 10 boys have experienced unwanted sexual contact, prompting calls for communities to take action to help stop violence in teen relationships. Research from the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse has found 20 per cent of female and 9 per cent ofContinue Reading