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When the justice system fails her daughter, a courageous mother takes matters into her own hands. In a wrenching race against time, the safety of one child is entangled in bottled-up family dynamics, court theatrics, media frenzy, and the political machine.

In this book, Selena, You're Beautiful! author Stanley G. Buford deals effectively with the subject of conflict within a family brought about by a dirty little secret. The main character, Selena, fights back to win her dignity, confidence and self-respect. This book is a great way to introduce children and young adults to the degradation and humiliation of child abuse within a family structure.

Nina Ziegler wird als kleines Mädchen jahrelang von ihrem Stiefvater misshandelt und missbraucht. Die Mutter weiß von den erschütternden Demütigungen. Schlimmer noch: Sie ist aktiv daran beteiligt. Als Nina neun Jahre alt ist, entdeckt ihr leiblicher Vater die blauen Striemen an ihrem Körper und erstreitet sich das Sorgerecht. Doch damit ist die Leidensgeschichte von Nina noch lange nicht vorbei. Erst viele Jahre später verliert sie ihre Angst vor anderen Menschen und beginnt, um ein glückliches Leben zu kämpfen. Ein Schicksalsbericht, erschütternd und doch voller Hoffnung.

Vor 10 Jahren erschien dieses Buch und wurde zum "Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo" der Handygeneration. Drogenstrich, Missbrauch, Leben in einer Parallelwelt zu der behaglichen bürgerlichen. Was uns Natascha zu erzählen hat, sollte niemanden ungerührt lassen. Gerade volljährig geworden, erzählt die Autorin von ihrer Kindheit im Heim, von den ersten Drogen mit zwölf und dem Drogenstrich, dem harten Leben zwischen Freiern, Zuhältern, Dealern und der Schule. Ungeschönt, unerbittlich ehrlich zeigt sie uns, wie das Leben in Deutschland auch aussehen kann, fernab von Behaglichkeit und Familie.

While people used to conceal the fact that they were gay or lesbian to protect themselves from stigma and discrimination, it is now commonplace for people to "come out" and encourage others to do so as well. Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are systematically examines how coming out has moved beyond gay and lesbian rights groups and how different groups wrestle with the politics of coming out in their efforts to resist stigma and enact social change. It shows how different experiences and disparate risks of disclosure shape these groups' collective strategies.

This book is intended to transform your tears to champagne. The author understands that tears are bitter and salty, but with a change of attitude and positive outlook on life one can change the bitter tears to champagne.

In CinderGirl, Christina tells her piercing and poignant story of leaving behind homelessness to become Ms. California and the founder of a nonprofit organization that provides advocacy for foster-care children.

Larry Franklin believes he should have known on that summer day in 1950 that this was not normal. But he was the youngest and smallest of the four boys in a place where the unspeakable was normal. In 1992, when Franklin turned 50, a chance conversation with his mother opened the door to repressed memories of physical and sexual abuse. The worst left him hugging the bathroom stool throughout the night. As his mind began to crumble, a piece here, a piece there, he learned that the trips to the barn were far from normal. Separating fact from fiction was like finding a gnat in the forest.

Memories are like layers of your skin or layers of paint on a canvas. In The Queen of Peace Room, Magie Dominic peels away these layers as she explores her life, that of a Newfoundlander turned New Yorker, an artist and a writer—and frees herself from the memories of her violent past. On an eight-day retreat with Catholic nuns in a remote location safe from the outside world, she exposes, and captures, fifty years of violent memories and weaves them into a tapestry of unforgettable images.

This memoir serves as a cautionary tale of the silent struggles of girls who go unseen, unheard, and unprotected. This book isn’t just a story, it’s a safe space for victims of child sexual abuse who need help processing their experiences and a resource to find support.

Secrets are like vampires. They captivate us with their forbidden mystery and promises of excitement. Yet once inside us, they become toxic; compelling us to infect others, who in turn want nothing more than to be bitten. It's a vicious cycle that ensures nothing remains secret forever.

Vous pouvez faire une différence dans la vie des enfants de la DPJ.

It's a scandal that began in a place called Happy Valley. But it's not as happy as it once was, as the child-sex-abuse charges against a longtime coach and the conspiracy of silence surrounding the allegations have rocked America and Division 1 college sports. In Game Over, journalists Bill Moushey and Bob Dvorchak investigate claims of a startling cover-up within the Penn State hierarchy that attempted to protect its football legacy, quite possibly at the expense of disenfranchised children.

A memoir that unearths the layered emotional and sexual lives of women and exemplifies the satisfaction that comes when they assert their voices and power, Unsexed speaks to millions of women who have different narratives but face similar struggles in reclaiming their voices, bodies, and sexuality.

Breaking the Cycle of Silence recounts Daniels harrowing story, gives his opinions on how to eliminate child sexual abuse, offers introductory educational resources for the prevention of child sexual abuse.

Child abuse casts a long shadow over the history of childhood. Across the centuries there are numerous accounts of children being beaten, neglected, sexually assaulted, or even killed by those closest to them. This book explores this darker side of childhood history, looking at what constituted cruelty towards children in the past and at the social responses towards it. Focusing primarily on England, it is a history of violence against children in their own homes, covering a large timeframe which extends from medieval times to the present.

Descubre más en este cuaderno, escrito específicamente para personas con un estilo de apego evitativo desestimativo. El investigador del estilo de apego, Alex Kingsman, proporciona una lista de ejercicios que ayudan a los lectores a superar los desafíos de ser evitativos. Como evitativo él mismo, Kingsman comprende las dificultades y autoacusación que muchos evitativos experimentan día a día.

Childhood sexual abuse leaves invisible marks that carry into adulthood and stop you from doing, dreaming, and achieving. The root of shame keeps you feeling undervalued, even in your own eyes. You lose years living in safe mediocrity instead of purposeful intention. This is not God's plan for you .Author Andrea S. Jones understands this all too well. Her authentic sharing of some hard truths will walk you through the steps a predator takes in grooming his victim. You will see how he becomes a loved member of the family while targeting his prey.

Best-seller du New York Times ! Avez-vous déjà réfléchi pourquoi tant de personnes, bien qu'elles soient couronnées de succès, ressentent un vide intérieur et une aliénation ? Savez-vous que les traumatismes de l'enfance peuvent avoir des effets durables sur la gestion de la colère et de la douleur refoulées ? Dans Le drame de l’enfant doué, Alice Miller, psychologue et psychanalyste renommée, explore ces questions avec une profondeur et une perspicacité remarquables. À travers ce livre, Miller examine les conséquences des abus subis durant l'enfance et comment ces expériences façonnent notre vie adulte.

El abuso sexual infantil, la violencia intrafamiliar y la violencia de género constituyen realidades dolorosas que marcan, de una u otra forma, la vida de los seres humanos que han tenido el infortunio de sufrir estas experiencias. Uno de los aspectos más lamentables relacionado con esta problemática es que la mayoría de situaciones violentas tienen lugar en el hogar, de puertas para adentro, donde cada ser humano debería sentirse feliz y protegido.