THE IMPACT OF CHILD ABUSE
Memories matter because memories make us…
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The Effects of Child Abuse
Children who are exposed to traumatic events are affected by them later on in life.
Children who are abused or neglected are at higher risk for health problems as adults know as Adverse Childhood Experiences. These problems include alcoholism, depression, drug abuse, eating disorders, obesity, high-risk sexual behaviors, smoking, suicide, and certain chronic diseases.
“Adverse childhood experiences are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat facing our nation today.” – Dr. Robert Block, former president of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Types of Child Abuse
Child Neglect
Physical Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Childhood Experiences
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Domestic Violence
Trafficking & Exploitation
CHILD ABUSE IMPACT STORIES
LIFE WITH MY ABUSIVE FATHER
My father thought that it was necessary for children to fear their parents in order to behave. He thought that Continue Reading
HEALING FROM CHILD ABUSE
My name is E.L. Henderson and I’m a 43 year old woman who suffered complex child abuse for 15 years. Continue Reading
I AM SOMEBODY
“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” ― C.G. Jung I am SOMEBODY Continue Reading
I HOPE TO INSPIRE
My name is Beverly. I am a 48 year old married woman of 2. I was molested from the age Continue Reading
