This Child Abuse Awareness and Sexual Abuse Awareness Month, I feel it is important to shed light on a dark chapter in the history of psychotherapy. As a psychotherapist who focuses on childhood trauma, I want to share the story of the [...]
The wide revelations of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes that have come since 2019 have reinforced that those who harm children are often individuals in positions of power and trust. Wealth, status, and influence can create environments where child sexual abuse [...]
When someone in your life experiences sexual assault or child abuse they might not feel safe disclosing the abuse, even to someone close to them. There are so many factors involved in creating an environment that those that have [...]
Understanding the effects of child sexual abuse is crucial to improving a survivor’s overall and long-term well-being. The trauma of the initial event often leads to a range of psychological, emotional, and physical health challenges that can persist for [...]
Summary In this memoir, former actress and child star Jennette McCurdy recounts her life starting from the age of six. What follows is a very honest account of how McCurdy’s mother shaped her life as she forces her daughter [...]
El familismo es una creencia cultural que centra las relaciones familiares por encima de las necesidades del individuo. Esta creencia se observa a menudo en la comunidad hispana, junto con la ideología del machismo y el marianismo. Desde pequeños, [...]
Familism is a cultural belief that centers family relationships over the needs of an individual. This belief is often seen in the Hispanic community, alongside the Machismo and Marianismo ideology. From a young age, Latinos are engraved in the [...]
April is both Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, highlighting the urgent need to address and prevent violence in our communities. Sexual assault and child abuse thrive in silence and impact individuals of all [...]
1. Know the Signs of Child AbuseAn important first step to preventing child abuse and neglect is recognizing its many forms and knowing the signs, so you can recognize and report abuse if you suspect it. Signs of abuse can [...]
Roxanne’s House, the Children’s Advocacy Center of the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center, works collaboratively with our community partners by employing the multidisciplinary team (MDT) model to address child abuse allegations effectively. This approach, endorsed by the National Institutes of Health [...]
