In Ireland, Roman Catholic religious orders found to have abused children have agreed to pay more compensation to the victims. A controversial deal in 2002 cut the amount of compensation the Roman Catholic orders were required to pay to victims in the Irish Republic, at just under 118 million...
Child sexual abuse (CSA) occurs frequently in society to children aged between 2 and 17. It is significantly more common in girls than boys, with the peak age for CSA occurring when girls are aged 13–17. Many children experience multiple episodes of CSA, as well as having high rates of...
Like many foster youths, Calderon recalls a childhood punctuated by violence. In Calderon’s recounting, DCFS took them from their parents as a baby after allegations of abuse in the home. A string of fraught placements followed, including a period where Calderon was given back...
Introduction: Parents whom adolescents disclose sexual abuse face both a personal traumatic experience, and the need to support their child who is going through a grueling period and needs them. Many quantitative studies exploring the psychological impact of disclosure on parents have been conducted, ...
Weitz & Luxenberg is currently filing lawsuits against organizations and institutions on behalf of survivors of child sex abuse.
Objective: The goal of this study is to examine child welfare caseworkers' experience of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and the extent to which coping... SL Rienks - 《Child Abuse & Neglect》 被引量: 0发表: 2020年 Permanency outcomes for toddlers in child welfare two years after a rand...
Sometimes a child will also speak in a way that betrays the experience he has undergone. If, for example, a child demonstrates knowledge of sexual matters that is inappropriate for his age, this should immediately arouse suspicion that he has been exposed to sexual abuse of this sort. If a...
You probably know the feeling of shame. We've all felt it. But often it's so unbearable to us that we develop a repertoire of ways to fend it off -- everything from avoiding any risk, to substance abuse, to passing the shame on to our own children. ...
And the day came where I was in the room with my abuser and one other adult. And I told my truth. I told about the abuse. Immediately, my abuser began to deny, and the person I disclosed to, they just weren't equipped to handle the bombshell that I had just dropped on them. It...
Parents with a bad childhood experience are at greater risk of engaging in problematic parenting, according to a 2020 study titled “Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence” conducted...