Abuse category: 3108 books

From an early age we are taught to respect and trust police. Most of us do. But today we watch the evening news or read that another policeman has molested a child, or was caught with child pornography. We begin to question our reason to trust. How is the molestation or the sexual abuse of children to...

Hardly a day goes by without a news story about the prosecution of yet another high-profile person accused of sexually abusing children, whether football coach or priest or teacher or politician. Yet, history has shown that the prosecution of child-molesters has typically been followed by...

Reviewed By Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers’ Favorite The Murder of Jeffrey Dryden: The Grim Truth Surrounding Male Domestic Abuse by Troy Veenstra is an account of the circumstances surrounding the death of Jeffrey Dryden. In the early hours of July 18th in 2010, Jeffrey Dryden returned...

Sexual Abuse in Residential Treatment provides comprehensive information on behavioral manifestations of sexual abuse in residential settings and the safety and developmental needs, staff training, and management strategies necessary to protect both residents and staff. Chapters containing vivid case...

This inspiring book describes the treatment approach, the clientele, and the community networking of Cedar House, a pioneering and successful child abuse treatment program in Long Beach, California. Cedar House: A Model Child Abuse Treatment Program explains Cedar House’s hands-on treatment of families...

For over a decade I endured emotional abuse from my spouse - the person who is supposed to love me more than anything in the entire world. I was broken, beaten down and became an emotional shell of a being. From rock bottom, I had two choices: give up or fight back. I chose the latter. I...

This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. "Within Our Reach: A National Strategy to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities" is the final report of the Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities, as mandated by...

Stop abuse before it starts! Identifying Child Molesters: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse by Recognizing the Patterns of the Offenders will teach you to better protect children from potential child sexual molesters long before any abuse can actually occur. Here you'll learn to recognize and understand...

In this chronology of sexual secrecy, Amador recounts the life of Michael, a child who grows up in the heart of the poverty-stricken South Bronx in an apartment filled with sexual abuse and incest fueled by alcoholism and domestic violence. As the story unfolds, the sexual abuse Michael experiences...

When women and men experience trauma or severe life stressors including sexual abuse, it is not uncommon for their lives to unravel. Acclaimed Australian motivational speaker Di Riddell’s great passion is showing you that you can re-activate and tap into your inner confidence and self-esteem bringing...

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is an insidious crime that can destroy the lives of innocent children and leave their families devastated. The topic of child sexual abuse is, at best, a difficult subject to discuss and at worst, a horrifying one. Child sexual abuse has been defined as:"Child sexual abuse...

Find Your Way to Freedom Today! If you were abused or neglected as a child, chances are that you have been your whole life, whether you are a man, a woman, or a teen. Child abuse so mangles the personality that the victim unconsciously attracts abusers throughout the life cycle. Lies about...

WINNER, Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award: Narrowed down from nearly 2,000 entries by a panel of librarians and booksellers, along with Foreword Reviews' editorial staff, the winners in 66 categories are considered the year's best books published by independent publishers, university...

My own (his)story, as "Patricia," is candidly told to both enlighten and alert. Although graphic, it does not sensationalize on purpose; that is not the intent of this book. Childhood Abuse is a disease that our society can cure and prevent. It is the World's dark secret. It knows no boundaries...