| How often does child sexual abuse get
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| | to not report it at the time abuse
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| reported?
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| | happened, please check out the resources
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| © Judy H. Wright, parent educator and
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| | in back of my book: Caution Without
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| PBS consultant
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| | Fear-Safeguarding Your Children From Sex
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| Body of article:
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| | Abuse and Finding Help if It Has
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| Not nearly as often as it should. Most
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| | Occurred. I have included almost 100
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| child abuse victims never report the
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| | resources for help.
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| crime or get help in coming to grips with
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| | There are so many different methods and
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| this life-changing trauma. They move into
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| | techniques to help you heal and gain
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| adulthood with a broken heart and low
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| | greater understanding of what has
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| self esteem. Much misbehavior and acting
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| | happened to you or your child. No one
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| out can be traced to an incident which
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| | deserves to suffer from painful memories.
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| occurred which left the child feeling
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| | Healing is possible no matter how long
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| confused, betrayed and angry.
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| | ago the abuse took place. There is help,
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| In an attempt to cope with the confusing
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| | guidance and tools available to assist
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| reality of what has happened to them,
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| | both victims and perpetrators overcome
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| many children develop survival skills or
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| | painful pasts and look forward to a
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| behaviors that will help them to cover up
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| | future full of hope and promise.
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| what they are really feeling.
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| | Every state has a child-protection agency
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| Families, friends and society sometimes
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| | that is responsible for investigating
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| see and judge the problem behavior when
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| | sexual-abuse complaints. Any incident, or
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| it is actually a symptom of the internal
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| | suspected incident, should be reported to
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| pain which has never been addressed.
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| | this agency and to the police. Go with
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| The number of reports is rising each year
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| | the child and then refrain from talking
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| due to mandatory reporting laws, better
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| | about the incident in front of people who
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| public education and greater public
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| | really don't need to know. When you
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| awareness of the problem. Over the last
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| | report it to the police, ask for an
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| 30 years many key developments in law
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| | officer trained in dealing with children
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| enforcement have made it easier to deal
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| | and ask for a private place to discuss
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| with victims and their families with
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| | the situation. Children are usually a
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| greater understanding, making it easier
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| | little bit more open with someone who
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| for them to come forward and ask for
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| | does not remind them of the perpetrator.
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| help.
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| | Stay with your child and support him/her
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| In the Commonwealth Fund Survey of the
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| | as they answer questions.
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| Health of Adolescent Girls, they found
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| | What should a parent do:
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| that of sexually abused children in
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| | Tell them again and again, that they are
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| grades five through twelve, 48% of the
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| | not at fault. Reiterate that it is the
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| boys and 29% of the girls had told no one
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| | job of adults to protect children, not
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| about the abuse-not even a friend or
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| | hurt them. Reassure them that you believe
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| sibling. If indeed, sexual abuse happens
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| | them and will support their efforts and
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| to one in four children, yet only 1.8
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| | those of the police in seeing this never
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| cases are reported per 1,000 children you
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| | happens to another child. Most offenders
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| have to wonder why.
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| | molest more than one child; especially in
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| The most common reasons given by victims
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| | cases of incest.
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| for not reporting these crimes to
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| | Breaking the silence and reporting the
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| authorities:
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| | perpetrator to the authorities or a
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| 1. They feel no one will believe them, as
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| | trusted adult will protect other
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| the perpetrator has told them repeatedly.
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| | children. Be sure to tell your child it
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| 2. They are so consumed with self-blame
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| | takes courage to speak out when things
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| and shame that it happened to them.
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| | are wrong, and you are proud of them for
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| 3. A parent or another adult believes
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| | stepping forward.
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| them, but doesn't want to involve outside
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| parties. They feel it is a private matter
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| and they will just keep the child away
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| | Resource box:
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| from the individual who was hurting them,
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| | This article has been written by Judy H.
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| so as not to disturb the family unit or
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| | Wright, a parent educator and PBS
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| community.
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| | consultant. You will find a full listing
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| 4. The child or the family is afraid of
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| | of books, tele-classes, and workshops
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| reprisal from the assailant.
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| | listed at You have permission to use the
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| There is always hope and assistance for
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| | article providing full credit is given to
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| recovery:
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| | author.
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| Even if your child or you made a decision
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