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Sexual Abuse (47 found)
The author uses art to express her feelings and let others know what’s happening in her home.
The writer goes to family court numerous times for hearings on her sexual abuse case, but is never allowed to speak in court. (full text)
After telling a counselor that she’s being abused, the writer is removed from her home and gets the help she needs to recover. (full text)
Psychologist Patti Feurereisen talks to Mimi about how to recover from the trauma of rape. (full text)
Angela is molested by her father, but scared to tell anyone. When she enters foster care, she is relieved to find a group home that provides her with the structure and safety she never got at home. (full text)
Jennifer lacks control in many areas of her life, which hits home when she is drugged against her will in a hospital. She then takes more control—for better and worse. (full text)
Lavell summons the courage to stand up to her abusers and later shares her experiences with a supportive therapist so she can begin healing. (full text)
Suheiri summarizes the upcoming Supreme Court case that will decide if a child can be questioned about abuse in school by a law enforcement agent if the child has not reported abuse herself. (full text)
Having a child makes Erica flash back to her childhood. Having no memories of warm hugs or gentle kisses from her parents, she finds it hard to bond with her newborn daughter.
Lausell Bryant, executive director of Inwood House, a youth development agency, talked to Represent about what good sex education looks like for everyone, including kids who’ve suffered sexual abuse.
Having been sexually abused as a child, the writer is nervous about having sex for the first time. When she loses her virginity at 16, she feels repulsed rather than close to her lover.
Virgen reviews the controversial movie Precious and, as a young person in foster care, she vouches for its true-to-life depiction of a seriously dysfunctional family. However, she finds it too hopeless. (full text)
It takes several years for the author to tell her mom that her stepfather is abusing her. But when she does, her mom takes immediate action to protect her.
How adults can prevent abuse in foster care, and how teens can protect themselves.
Akeema interviews therapist Shelly Petnov-Sherman about why abuse can be hard to report, and how youth can deal with feelings of guilt and self-blame.
Because of an abusive past, the writer dissociates from reality and cuts herself. Yet she has the tiniest bit of hope that all is not lost.
Fred was sexually abused as a child and has trust issues that interfere in his dating life. He is afraid to commit to one girl, but he decides on a new path after a girl he’s dating cheats on him.
After years of degrading encounters with men, including being molested, the author develops a sense of self-esteem.
With her current boyfriend, the writer experiences frightening flashbacks of being abused by her father.
The writer is sexually abused by her father for many years. While she has been devastated by the experience, she still fells emotionally dependent on his affection.
The author struggles with anger, depression, and mental illness, as a result of a rough childhood.
The writer feels like she's betraying her parents by reporting their addiction to crack, but she also realizes she's better off living in foster care and not at home with addicts who abuse her.
After years of childhood abuse, Christine doesn’t know how to have a healthy relationship with her body.
To deal with her abusive past, Christine mentally dissociates and begins to cut herself.
Theresa's faith is tested when her grandmother dies and she suffers sexual abuse. By 17, however, she starts finding comfort in the Bible.
The author looks at why family members deny that sexual abuse is happening and how the child is affected.
The author loses her close relationship with her grandmother when she speaks up about the abuse that’s happening in their home. (full text)
When Lakia is placed in a foster home in her neighborhood, she discovers it’s not far enough away to escape the problems she had at home.
The author loses a close relationship with a staff member when she discovers that he is having sex with residents.
The writer describes the frustration of having her family court case adjourned four times. The numerous delays cause the writer to drop sexual abuse charges against her stepfather.
At first, the writer wonders if she is to blame for her abuse and keeps it secret. She finally realizes it is not her fault and tells a guidance counselor.
Refusing to eat becomes a way for Autumn to escape the pain of being sexually abused.
Cutting helps the writer temporarily forget the pain of being physically and sexually abused, and she’s not ready to give it up.
Three years after she is raped, the author finally tells her mother about what happened.
The author realizes that what her father has been doing to her for years is sexual abuse and decides to come forward.
As a child, Tieysha is sexually abused by a family friend. She is too ashamed to tell anyone, fearful she'll be blamed or no one will believe her. When she goes into foster care, Tieysha discovers she's not alone and gets help from a support group and individual therapy.
At a youth shelter, the author gets connected with a good therapist who helps him release his anger.
A teen mother in foster care is forced to have sex by her social worker, who uses his power to exploit her.
When a classmate reads aloud a story about a girl who is sexually abused by her father, the author is flooded with memories of being fondled as a young girl in Trinidad. At 17, she speaks up about it for the first time.
The author is haunted by the sexual abuse she suffered as a child. The only person who seems to understand is her boyfriend. (full text)
Sexual abuse sparks an eating disorder, which plagues the author for years even after the abuse stops. Finally, the author enters a treatment center and begins the slow process of recovery.
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