Spring and Summer Activities To Keep Kids Engaged & Parents (Mostly) Stress-Free   Spring has arrived and summer is almost here, which means many kids will soon be out of school. Even if...

The Road to Justice: Holding Abusers Accountable   Over the last several years, the media has reported on numerous child sexual abuse claims and trials. Frequently, the cases center on abuses...

How Teachers can Recognize the Signs & Support Abused and Neglected Children By Aiesha Hemeda Educators play a crucial role in supporting and defining the success of their students. It is...

Delayed Disclosure of Child Sex Abuse: Why Children Don’t Tell Recent news coverage of high-profile child sex abuse cases, like those of Ghislaine Maxwell and Prince Andrew, has generated a lot of...

Staying Informed and Protecting Your Child from Online Predators  Written by Aiesha Hemeda   Social media has implemented itself into multiple aspects of our everyday lives, it has created the...

Empowering Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Through Community   Humans are, by nature, social beings. We live together as family units and as part of a community. We work in teams. When disasters...

PTSD and Adult Survivors of Child Abuse   Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is frequently associated with military veterans. It’s especially prevalent in vets who faced combat or other...

Surviving Child Sex Trafficking It’s difficult to comprehend many things more despicable than child sex trafficking. The thought of selling an innocent child into sexual exploitation for profit is...

Navigating the Holidays As an Adult Survivor of Childhood Abuse The sights and sounds of the holiday season—festive lights and decorations, cheerful holiday music, and warm and fuzzy Hallmark and...

Coping With Anger As an Adult Survivor of Childhood Abuse   Childhood abuse of any kind creates trauma that can include side effects, many of which don’t magically go away, even when you grow...

The CDC reported that at least 1 in 7 children have experienced child abuse and/or neglect in their life. With the pandemic leading to an increased unemployment rate, school district closures, and...

What is Financial Child Abuse?  To put it simply, financial child abuse is when someone intentionally exploits a child’s finances for their own economic gain. Unlike physical abuse, financial abuse...