It’s legal in some states for girls age 12-13 to marry & boys at 14-15 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Carlsbad, CA – March 8, 2018 – Child marriages don’t just occur in third-world countries. Approximately 200,000 children in the U.S. –...
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#GivingTuesday – Child Abuse. What if Someone Had Spoken Up?
It's here! Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving! Today is one special day each year, when we truly harness the potential of social media and the generosity of people, just like you, to bring about real change in our...
Child Abuse: Effects of child abuse and neglect for adult survivors
Effects of child abuse and neglect for adult survivors by Cathryn Hunter, Senior Research Officer with the Child Family Community Australia information exchange at the Australian Institute of Family Studies. Experiencing abuse and...
Child Abuse: Inside a childhood of neglect and abuse
(Photo: Billie Travalini) Billie Elizabeth TravaliniPublished 4:31 p.m. ET March 24, 2017 | Updated 5:34 p.m. ET March 24, 2017 www.delawareonline.com August 2014 It was a hot morning, the sort of morning that warms the body and soul, as if the presence of the sun is...
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Presidential Proclamation -- National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2016 NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, 2016 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The physical and emotional scars of domestic violence can...
Child Abuse Casts a Long Shadow by Changing Children’s Genes
Nova Next | By Eleanor Nelsen Over 50 kids showed up at the Child Emotion Lab in Madison, Wisconsin. Most of them grew up in typical households. They were there because their parents just happened to see an ad in the city’s buses or newspapers. But about a third of...
3 Reasons Children Keep Abuse “A Secret”
Silence is a child abuser’s best friend. You name it. Any kind of abuse… physical, sexual, emotional and even neglect… flourishes under the cloud of silence. Child abusers know this… and use this to their advantage. To ensure silence, abusers will often implore...
Garden of Pinwheels Highlights Child Abuse Prevention Month
Children’s Trust Fund of Oregon and Prevent Child Abuse Oregon “Pinwheels for Prevention” campaign Repost | Originally Posted: Monday, April 21, 2014 6:00 am The News Guard | 0 comments Across the state, bright blue pinwheels will be displayed at...