Sexual Abuse Articles

• Parenting the Sexually Abused Child
  This article was prepared by the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse for parents adopting a sexually abused child, however the information is relevant for any parent who finds their child has been abused.

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Dirty Little Secrets by J. Lee Grady
Men who were sexually abused as boys often find it difficult to talk about their pain, but god has provided a path to healing.

Pandora's Box:  The Secrecy of Child Sexual Abuse

Parenting The Young Sexually Abused Child
Another online manual with with guidance for parents of sexually abused children.

Parenting a Sexually Abused Child  by Lawrence R. Ricci, M.D.

Caregivers of Young Children: Preventing and Responding to Child Maltreatment by Derry Koralek

Abuse/Incest Support
This link goes to About.com's website. There is a plethora of links on issues related to child sexual abuse. This is a secular site.

Encouragement For Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors
This site is for adult childhood incest/sexual abuse survivors who are looking for comfort, hope, truth, encouragement and fellowship.

Female Sexual Abusers: A Theory of Loss
Awareness about female sexual abuse perpetrators has increased in recent years. Taken as a whole, the literature indicates that although most sexual abusers are males, child sexual abuse by females does occur and is probably less rare than was once believed.

FOR MEN ONLY: For Male Survivors of Sexual Assault
Excellent online brochure by the Counseling & Mental Health Center at the University of Texas at Austin.  Includes information dispelling the myths of male rape, defines sexual assault, tells what do do if you have just been assaulted, gives suggestions for coping, includes information for for friends and family members

National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization
Dedicated to a safe world, we are an organization of diverse individuals committed through research, education, advocacy, and activism to the prevention, treatment and elimination of all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men.

New Hope Healing Institute
Support for adult survivors of abuse and sexual trauma.

Spiritual Survival for Abuse Survivors
Christian site includes on-site a Spiritual Survival Handbook that is excellent.

Understanding The Multifaceted Nature Of Sexual Victimization On Boys & Men

VOICES in Action, Inc.
Victims of Incest Can Emerge Survivors -- An international organization providing assistance to adult victims of child
sexual abuse.

When the Secret Comes Out--How Parents Can Help

When Trust is Lost
Healing for Victims of Sexual Abuse -- A Radio Bible Class publication

If you are going to work with ritual abuse survivors, you must also get educated if you want to be effective. And you must learn to be humble. Trauma survivors do not need to be around ignorant, modern-day Pharisees. Survivors in pain need people who will connect with them on an emotional level, get right down in there where they are, and listen. --Kathleen Sullivan