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April 13, 2011 @ 5:20 p.m.
Here is one of the first things that appears on a Google search of the term "effects of sexual abuse on children." A few minutes ago, it was the first thing that appeared. Now there seem to be a few things in front of it. I did do some searches on the term the other day, and I have to say that some of the numbers in the statistics seem....biased if meant kindly. Of course, the ad at the end makes it pretty obvious whose side Google is on, I think...however, that doesn't mean that overall the information is accurate as to what generally happens to children who are sexually abused and the effects it has on them as adults.
The fact that people who are abused as children are much more likely to become child molestors than people who aren't molested as children is significant. There's a lot of information in this article, which I am sure is echoed in other, unbiased accounts of what it means to subject children to sexual abuse.
I have to question why the article wrote that having a "mentally ill mother" puts kids at risk; it doesn't mention having a mentally father. Why didn't the article just say "mentally ill parent?"
Sexual Abuse Effects
Enter your search termsSubmit search form Web www.child-abuse-effects.com
Sexual abuse effects on children and youth can be evident in emotional, physical and behavioural ways. These effects can be just as devastating whether there was only one occurrence or there were repeated occurrences. Sexual abuse cannot be compared, because each abuse experience is unique.
Vulnerability Factors:
Children are vulnerable to sexual abuse because of their age, size and innocence. When a child or youth is molested, she/he learns that adults cannot be trusted for care and protection: well-being is disregarded, and there is a lack of support and protection. These lead to grief, depression, extreme dependency, inability to judge trustworthiness in others, mistrust, anger and hostility. And as if all that isn't enough, children's bodies often respond to the sexual abuse, bringing on shame and guilt.
Points to consider:
» Children/youth are unable to protect themselves and stop the abuse.
» Children/youth are susceptible to force.
» Children/youth are susceptible to the use of trickery by offenders.
» Often times, children/youth have no control over their own bodies.
» All too often, children/youth are unable to make others believe them.
The above factors lead to:
» anxiety
» fear
» shame
» a sense of inadequacy
» the need to control situations and others
» a perception of self as victim
» identification with the aggressor
Factors That Influence Sexual Abuse Effects
Miraculously, not all children or youth molestation victims display signs that something is wrong.
FACT: Between 21% and 36% of sexually abused children will display few or no symptoms (Oates, O'Toole, Lynch, Stern & Cooney, 19941).
Why do some victims display a multitude of emotional and behavioural effects, while others display few or none? In spite of few or no outward symptoms, child and youth victims do suffer emotionally. These emotional effects come in varying degrees, depending on the following six factors:
The nature of the relationship between the victim and the offender: the closer the emotional relationship, the greater the emotional trauma.
The age of the child when the abuse began and the duration of the sexual relationship: an ongoing sexual relationship with repeated contacts is generally more traumatic and usually produces more sexual abuse effects than a single contact.
The type of sexual activity the victim is exposed to: sexual acts involving strictly non-contact sexual abuse appears less traumatic than sexual acts that involve contact. It is important to note, however, that trauma and the sexual abuse effects are still very real when any type of sexual abuse occurs.
For an excellent discussion written by Colette Dowling, M.S.W. about sexual abuse in school girls, check out www.womens-wellbeing-and-mental-health.com. Colette is an internationally renown lecturer and author of eight books, including her best-seller The Cinderella Complex, which has been in print for 25 years.
The degree of physical aggression directed at the victim: violence adds to the trauma of the abuse. Being physically abused, having a mother who is mentally ill, not having someone to confide in, and being socially isolated are significant predictors for childhood sexual abuse (Fleming, Mullen & Bammer, 19972).
The response the victim receives when she/he discloses the abuse: healing is apparent when a disclosure is met with compassion and is followed with effective intervention; if the victim is met with skepticism and accusations, anger, or no response at all when she/he discloses, the sexual abuse effects are compounded.
The availability of a supportive person in the victim's life: a caring, loving, nurturing, and listening person in the victim's life lessens the trauma; a lack of a supportive person intensifies the abuse and leaves the victim feeling even more lonely, helpless, and unworthy.
Emotional and Physical Sexual Abuse Effects:
Molested children suffer many losses, including:
self-esteem and self-worth
trust
childhood, including the opportunity to play and learn
the opportunity for normal growth and development
intimacy
control over his/her body
normal loving and nurturing
safety and security
Behavioural Sexual Abuse Effects:
nightmares, phobias, and regressive behaviours such as thumb-sucking and bed-wetting
learning problems
clinging and smothering
insecurity, which put the child at risk for further abuse and exploitation
psychosomatic complaints such as stomachaches and headaches
precocious sexual activity--a young child knows more than they should about sexual activity; child may exhibit seductive behaviour
FACT: 17% of abused children exhibit age inappropriate sexual behaviour (Trocme & Wolfe, 2001, p.283).
FACT: Of the sexual abuse effects exhibited, sexualized behaviour is the most consistent indicator of sexual abuse (Cavanagh Johnson et. al., 1995, pp.50-514).
with young children, a preoccupation with sexual organs of self, parents and others--often this shows itself in language and art
aggression and bullying behaviours
FACT: 14% of abused children exhibit behaviour problems (Trocme & Wolfe, 2001, p.285).
sudden changes in eating and/or sleeping habits
depression and anxiety
FACT: 29% of abuse children exhibit depression or anxiety (Trocme & Wolfe, 2001, p.286).
refusal to change clothes in front of others
isolation
obsessively good behaviour
obsessed with cleanliness
relationship problems
FACT: 13% of abused children exhibit negative peer involvement (Trocme & Wolfe, 2001, p.287).
anti-social behaviour
unwillingness to participate in social activities
running away
FACT: 85% of runaways in Toronto have been sexually abused(Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending, 20008).
truancy / long absence from school
FACT: 10% of abused children have irregular school attendance (Trocme & Wolfe, 2001, p.289).
long absence from participation in extracurricular activities
dissociation--a child's existence is dependent on his/her ability to separate from the pain, which, in the most repulsive cases, may result in multiple personalities
risky behaviours such as firestarting, stealing and other delinquencies
animal cruelty
alcohol and drug abuse
FACT: According to the Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending (200010), sexual abuse effects on children with a history of molestation reflect that they are seven times more likely to become drug/alcohol dependent
FACT: In a sexual abuse effects study of 938 adolescents admitted to residential, therapeutic communities for the treatment of substance abuse and related disorders, 64% of the girls and 24% of the boys reported histories of sexual abuse (Hawke, Jainchill, & DeLeon, 2000, pp.35-4711).
dysfunctional relationships
avoiding confrontation
self-harm, including cutting and burning
paranoid behaviour
FACT: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the sexual abuse effects that plague sexually abused children and adult survivors of child abuse. Symptoms experienced are similar to those experienced by Vietnam veterans and may include sleep disturbances, anxiety and depression, which negatively impact on their daily psychosocial functioning and for which many seek professional help (Wiehe, 1998, p.5012).
preoccupation with sex
promiscuous behaviour
compulsive and aggressive sexual behaviours
self-destructive sexual behaviour and prostitution
FACT: 98% of female street youth in British Columbia reported being victims of physical or sexual abuse as compared to 32% of female youths in schools. 59% of male street youth reported being victims of physical or sexual abuse as compared to 15% of male youth in schools (Beauvais et al., 2001, p.6213).
in adulthood, sexual dysfunction--avoidance of or phobic reactions to sexual intimacy
becomes the abuser
FACT: Studies done by Haywood, Kravitz, Wasyliw, Goldberg and Cavanaugh in 1996 reflect some disturbing sexual abuse effects. The study found that the odds of becoming a child molester were 5.43 times greater for adult male victims of childhood sexual abuse than for adult male non-victims (Lee, Jackson, Pattison, & Ward, 2002, p.8814).
attempted and completed suicide
FACT: Children with a history of sexual molestation are ten times more likely to attempt suicide (Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending, 200015).
Sexual abuse effects on the child or youth are connected to the child/youth's life before, during and after the sexual contact. We must understand that the effects apply every bit as much to the disclosure and intervention as it does to the abuse itself. Sexual abuse effects continue long after the abuse stops.
Sexual Abuse pages on this site:
Sexual Abuse Sexual Abuse Victims Sexual Abuse Definition Male Victims Sexual Abuse Signs Female Victims Sexual Abuse Effects Victims with Disability Sexual Abuse Statistics Sexual Abuse Disclosures
More child abuse effects pages on this site:
Emotional Abuse Effects Physical Abuse Effects Child Neglect Effects Sex Abuse Effects
Child abuse information pages on this site:
Abuse Headlines History of Abuse Sexual Abuse Signs Child Abuse Stats Sexual Abuse Effects Emotional Abuse Sexual Abuse Stats Emotional Abuse Types Sexual Abuse Victims Emotional Abuse Signs Male Victims Emotional Abuse Effects Female Victims Bullying Victims w/ Disability Emotional Abuse Stats Sexual Abuse Disclosures Physical Abuse Sex Offenders Physical Abuse Signs Male Sex Offenders Abuse & Discipline Female Sex Offenders Physical Abuse Effects Child Sex Offenders Physical Abuse Stats Adolescent Sex Offenders Child Neglect Incestuous Sex Offenders Child Neglect Signs Internet Sex Offenders Child Neglect Effects Child Abuse Law Child Neglect Stats Age of Majority Poverty & Neglect Duty to Report Sexual Abuse Abuse Intervention Sexual Abuse Defined Abuse Prevention
References
Sexual Abuse Effects
NOTE: Information pages on this site were based on material from the Canadian Red Cross RespectED Training Program. Written permission was obtained to use their copyrighted material on this site.
1 Oates, K., O'Toole, B., Lynch, D., Stern, A., & Cooney, G. (1994). Stability and change in outcomes for sexually abused children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33(7), 945-953.
2 Fleming, J., Mullen, P., & Bammer, G. (1997). A study of potential risk factors for sexual abuse in childhood. Child Abuse & Neglect, 21(1), 49-58.
3 Trocme, N., & Wolfe, D. (2001). Child maltreatment in Canada: Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect: Selected results. Ottawa: National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Health Canada.
4 Cavanagh Johnson, T. & Friend, C. (1995). Assessing young children's sexual behaviours in the context of child sexual abuse evaluations, In T. Ney (Eds.), True and False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: Assessment and Case Management (pp.49-72). New York: Brunner/Mazel.
5, 6, 7 Trocme, N., & Wolfe, D. (2001). Child maltreatment in Canada: Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect: Selected results. Ottawa: National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Health Canada.
8 Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending. (2000). Working together for children: Protection and prevention data needs for timely intervention. Paper presented in Toronto, Ontario.
9 Trocme, N., & Wolfe, D. (2001). Child maltreatment in Canada: Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect: Selected results. Ottawa: National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Health Canada.
10 Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending. (2000). Working together for children: Protection and prevention data needs for timely intervention. Paper presented in Toronto, Ontario.
11 Hawke, J., Jainchill, N., & DeLeon, G. (2000). School professionals' attributions of blame for child sexual abuse. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 9(3), 35-47.
12 Wiehe, V. (1998). Understanding family violence: Treating and preventing partner, child, sibling and elder abuse. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc.
13 Beauvais, C., McKay, L., & Seddon, A. (2001). A literature review on youth and citizenship. Canadian Policy Research Network Discussion Paper No. CPRN/02., 50.
14 Lee, J., Jackson, H., Pattison, P., & Ward, T. (2002, January 26). Developmental risk factors for sexual offending. Child Abuse and Neglect, 26(1), 73-92.
15 Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending. (2000). Working together for children: Protection and prevention data needs for timely intervention. Paper presented in Toronto, Ontario.
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April 13, 2011 @ 6:41 p.m.
Unfortunately, my blog does this sometimes; it takes on the color and form of whatever I transfer from the Internet
--I’m back at the library, have had ½ hour which I used to put the article on my Weebly page a short while ago, and, according to the stopwatch at the top of the computer screen, have 18:50 minutes left on the Internet today.
There was an ad at the end of the article in its original state for something that people can use to cover up scars; I think it was Dermablend. I’m never quite sure when people put ads such as that one on their websites if they’re being supportive or not; I would think in this case, probably they were trying to be supportive. The ad didn't transfer to my blog; none of the graphics did.
There’s plenty of information out there about what sexual abuse does to children and about what sexual exploitation does in general.
--I spent much of my day at the Department of Labor, and all but a few minutes of that time was spent on doing things to try to help myself become more employable where I am now. A lot of people in this town know who I am, and the sooner I stop being abused by the large forces outside of my state, the sooner I will probably get hired and the better I’ll be treated by my employer.
One of the staff at the DOL worked hard to try to upset me today. I heard her earlier in the day when she and another patron of the office went into a near-frenzy talking about “ice,” “snow,” and getting no reaction from me from that, “slush” and things being “slushy.” I ignored it at the time.
A few minutes before the office closed I was still there, and I suddenly realized I was going to have to pack up and go. I joked with that staff person and one of her co-workers about how I had just realized that it was the end of their business day and that I would go as soon as I could. That seemed fine, and then she planted herself a few feet away from me and initiated a conversation literally right behind my back about “oil” with the other staff person. She went on and on, getting more and more aggressive as I tried to finish what I was doing so that I could leave.
I didn’t want to lose my temper and “give her a reason” to kick me out of the office. The quotes in that last sentence are mine, in my assessment of the possible motivation for her behavior; maybe all she wanted was for me to talk about her on my blog.
I ignored her until she started talking about “sinkholes,” and then I said “You know that I’m leaving, right? I am just about to leave.” Then she stopped talking. I shut down my computer and left without another word.
I’VE NEVER MET HER BEFORE YESTERDAY; I’VE NEVER MET HER OR ANY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR AND MY AND EVERYBODY’S DAY TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT. I’VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO HER; I’VE BEEN COMPLETELY POLITE EVERY SECOND THAT I’VE BEEN IN THAT OFFICE.
Copyright L. Kochman April 13, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m.
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April 13, 2011 @ 5:20 p.m.
Here is one of the first things that appears on a Google search of the term "effects of sexual abuse on children." A few minutes ago, it was the first thing that appeared. Now there seem to be a few things in front of it. I did do some searches on the term the other day, and I have to say that some of the numbers in the statistics seem....biased if meant kindly. Of course, the ad at the end makes it pretty obvious whose side Google is on, I think...however, that doesn't mean that overall the information is accurate as to what generally happens to children who are sexually abused and the effects it has on them as adults.
The fact that people who are abused as children are much more likely to become child molestors than people who aren't molested as children is significant. There's a lot of information in this article, which I am sure is echoed in other, unbiased accounts of what it means to subject children to sexual abuse.
I have to question why the article wrote that having a "mentally ill mother" puts kids at risk; it doesn't mention having a mentally father. Why didn't the article just say "mentally ill parent?"
Sexual Abuse Effects
Enter your search termsSubmit search form Web www.child-abuse-effects.com
Sexual abuse effects on children and youth can be evident in emotional, physical and behavioural ways. These effects can be just as devastating whether there was only one occurrence or there were repeated occurrences. Sexual abuse cannot be compared, because each abuse experience is unique.
Vulnerability Factors:
Children are vulnerable to sexual abuse because of their age, size and innocence. When a child or youth is molested, she/he learns that adults cannot be trusted for care and protection: well-being is disregarded, and there is a lack of support and protection. These lead to grief, depression, extreme dependency, inability to judge trustworthiness in others, mistrust, anger and hostility. And as if all that isn't enough, children's bodies often respond to the sexual abuse, bringing on shame and guilt.
Points to consider:
» Children/youth are unable to protect themselves and stop the abuse.
» Children/youth are susceptible to force.
» Children/youth are susceptible to the use of trickery by offenders.
» Often times, children/youth have no control over their own bodies.
» All too often, children/youth are unable to make others believe them.
The above factors lead to:
» anxiety
» fear
» shame
» a sense of inadequacy
» the need to control situations and others
» a perception of self as victim
» identification with the aggressor
Factors That Influence Sexual Abuse Effects
Miraculously, not all children or youth molestation victims display signs that something is wrong.
FACT: Between 21% and 36% of sexually abused children will display few or no symptoms (Oates, O'Toole, Lynch, Stern & Cooney, 19941).
Why do some victims display a multitude of emotional and behavioural effects, while others display few or none? In spite of few or no outward symptoms, child and youth victims do suffer emotionally. These emotional effects come in varying degrees, depending on the following six factors:
The nature of the relationship between the victim and the offender: the closer the emotional relationship, the greater the emotional trauma.
The age of the child when the abuse began and the duration of the sexual relationship: an ongoing sexual relationship with repeated contacts is generally more traumatic and usually produces more sexual abuse effects than a single contact.
The type of sexual activity the victim is exposed to: sexual acts involving strictly non-contact sexual abuse appears less traumatic than sexual acts that involve contact. It is important to note, however, that trauma and the sexual abuse effects are still very real when any type of sexual abuse occurs.
For an excellent discussion written by Colette Dowling, M.S.W. about sexual abuse in school girls, check out www.womens-wellbeing-and-mental-health.com. Colette is an internationally renown lecturer and author of eight books, including her best-seller The Cinderella Complex, which has been in print for 25 years.
The degree of physical aggression directed at the victim: violence adds to the trauma of the abuse. Being physically abused, having a mother who is mentally ill, not having someone to confide in, and being socially isolated are significant predictors for childhood sexual abuse (Fleming, Mullen & Bammer, 19972).
The response the victim receives when she/he discloses the abuse: healing is apparent when a disclosure is met with compassion and is followed with effective intervention; if the victim is met with skepticism and accusations, anger, or no response at all when she/he discloses, the sexual abuse effects are compounded.
The availability of a supportive person in the victim's life: a caring, loving, nurturing, and listening person in the victim's life lessens the trauma; a lack of a supportive person intensifies the abuse and leaves the victim feeling even more lonely, helpless, and unworthy.
Emotional and Physical Sexual Abuse Effects:
Molested children suffer many losses, including:
self-esteem and self-worth
trust
childhood, including the opportunity to play and learn
the opportunity for normal growth and development
intimacy
control over his/her body
normal loving and nurturing
safety and security
Behavioural Sexual Abuse Effects:
nightmares, phobias, and regressive behaviours such as thumb-sucking and bed-wetting
learning problems
clinging and smothering
insecurity, which put the child at risk for further abuse and exploitation
psychosomatic complaints such as stomachaches and headaches
precocious sexual activity--a young child knows more than they should about sexual activity; child may exhibit seductive behaviour
FACT: 17% of abused children exhibit age inappropriate sexual behaviour (Trocme & Wolfe, 2001, p.283).
FACT: Of the sexual abuse effects exhibited, sexualized behaviour is the most consistent indicator of sexual abuse (Cavanagh Johnson et. al., 1995, pp.50-514).
with young children, a preoccupation with sexual organs of self, parents and others--often this shows itself in language and art
aggression and bullying behaviours
FACT: 14% of abused children exhibit behaviour problems (Trocme & Wolfe, 2001, p.285).
sudden changes in eating and/or sleeping habits
depression and anxiety
FACT: 29% of abuse children exhibit depression or anxiety (Trocme & Wolfe, 2001, p.286).
refusal to change clothes in front of others
isolation
obsessively good behaviour
obsessed with cleanliness
relationship problems
FACT: 13% of abused children exhibit negative peer involvement (Trocme & Wolfe, 2001, p.287).
anti-social behaviour
unwillingness to participate in social activities
running away
FACT: 85% of runaways in Toronto have been sexually abused(Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending, 20008).
truancy / long absence from school
FACT: 10% of abused children have irregular school attendance (Trocme & Wolfe, 2001, p.289).
long absence from participation in extracurricular activities
dissociation--a child's existence is dependent on his/her ability to separate from the pain, which, in the most repulsive cases, may result in multiple personalities
risky behaviours such as firestarting, stealing and other delinquencies
animal cruelty
alcohol and drug abuse
FACT: According to the Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending (200010), sexual abuse effects on children with a history of molestation reflect that they are seven times more likely to become drug/alcohol dependent
FACT: In a sexual abuse effects study of 938 adolescents admitted to residential, therapeutic communities for the treatment of substance abuse and related disorders, 64% of the girls and 24% of the boys reported histories of sexual abuse (Hawke, Jainchill, & DeLeon, 2000, pp.35-4711).
dysfunctional relationships
avoiding confrontation
self-harm, including cutting and burning
paranoid behaviour
FACT: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the sexual abuse effects that plague sexually abused children and adult survivors of child abuse. Symptoms experienced are similar to those experienced by Vietnam veterans and may include sleep disturbances, anxiety and depression, which negatively impact on their daily psychosocial functioning and for which many seek professional help (Wiehe, 1998, p.5012).
preoccupation with sex
promiscuous behaviour
compulsive and aggressive sexual behaviours
self-destructive sexual behaviour and prostitution
FACT: 98% of female street youth in British Columbia reported being victims of physical or sexual abuse as compared to 32% of female youths in schools. 59% of male street youth reported being victims of physical or sexual abuse as compared to 15% of male youth in schools (Beauvais et al., 2001, p.6213).
in adulthood, sexual dysfunction--avoidance of or phobic reactions to sexual intimacy
becomes the abuser
FACT: Studies done by Haywood, Kravitz, Wasyliw, Goldberg and Cavanaugh in 1996 reflect some disturbing sexual abuse effects. The study found that the odds of becoming a child molester were 5.43 times greater for adult male victims of childhood sexual abuse than for adult male non-victims (Lee, Jackson, Pattison, & Ward, 2002, p.8814).
attempted and completed suicide
FACT: Children with a history of sexual molestation are ten times more likely to attempt suicide (Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending, 200015).
Sexual abuse effects on the child or youth are connected to the child/youth's life before, during and after the sexual contact. We must understand that the effects apply every bit as much to the disclosure and intervention as it does to the abuse itself. Sexual abuse effects continue long after the abuse stops.
Sexual Abuse pages on this site:
Sexual Abuse Sexual Abuse Victims Sexual Abuse Definition Male Victims Sexual Abuse Signs Female Victims Sexual Abuse Effects Victims with Disability Sexual Abuse Statistics Sexual Abuse Disclosures
More child abuse effects pages on this site:
Emotional Abuse Effects Physical Abuse Effects Child Neglect Effects Sex Abuse Effects
Child abuse information pages on this site:
Abuse Headlines History of Abuse Sexual Abuse Signs Child Abuse Stats Sexual Abuse Effects Emotional Abuse Sexual Abuse Stats Emotional Abuse Types Sexual Abuse Victims Emotional Abuse Signs Male Victims Emotional Abuse Effects Female Victims Bullying Victims w/ Disability Emotional Abuse Stats Sexual Abuse Disclosures Physical Abuse Sex Offenders Physical Abuse Signs Male Sex Offenders Abuse & Discipline Female Sex Offenders Physical Abuse Effects Child Sex Offenders Physical Abuse Stats Adolescent Sex Offenders Child Neglect Incestuous Sex Offenders Child Neglect Signs Internet Sex Offenders Child Neglect Effects Child Abuse Law Child Neglect Stats Age of Majority Poverty & Neglect Duty to Report Sexual Abuse Abuse Intervention Sexual Abuse Defined Abuse Prevention
References
Sexual Abuse Effects
NOTE: Information pages on this site were based on material from the Canadian Red Cross RespectED Training Program. Written permission was obtained to use their copyrighted material on this site.
1 Oates, K., O'Toole, B., Lynch, D., Stern, A., & Cooney, G. (1994). Stability and change in outcomes for sexually abused children. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 33(7), 945-953.
2 Fleming, J., Mullen, P., & Bammer, G. (1997). A study of potential risk factors for sexual abuse in childhood. Child Abuse & Neglect, 21(1), 49-58.
3 Trocme, N., & Wolfe, D. (2001). Child maltreatment in Canada: Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect: Selected results. Ottawa: National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Health Canada.
4 Cavanagh Johnson, T. & Friend, C. (1995). Assessing young children's sexual behaviours in the context of child sexual abuse evaluations, In T. Ney (Eds.), True and False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse: Assessment and Case Management (pp.49-72). New York: Brunner/Mazel.
5, 6, 7 Trocme, N., & Wolfe, D. (2001). Child maltreatment in Canada: Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect: Selected results. Ottawa: National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Health Canada.
8 Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending. (2000). Working together for children: Protection and prevention data needs for timely intervention. Paper presented in Toronto, Ontario.
9 Trocme, N., & Wolfe, D. (2001). Child maltreatment in Canada: Canadian incidence study of reported child abuse and neglect: Selected results. Ottawa: National Clearinghouse on Family Violence, Health Canada.
10 Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending. (2000). Working together for children: Protection and prevention data needs for timely intervention. Paper presented in Toronto, Ontario.
11 Hawke, J., Jainchill, N., & DeLeon, G. (2000). School professionals' attributions of blame for child sexual abuse. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 9(3), 35-47.
12 Wiehe, V. (1998). Understanding family violence: Treating and preventing partner, child, sibling and elder abuse. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications, Inc.
13 Beauvais, C., McKay, L., & Seddon, A. (2001). A literature review on youth and citizenship. Canadian Policy Research Network Discussion Paper No. CPRN/02., 50.
14 Lee, J., Jackson, H., Pattison, P., & Ward, T. (2002, January 26). Developmental risk factors for sexual offending. Child Abuse and Neglect, 26(1), 73-92.
15 Conference on Child Victimization & Child Offending. (2000). Working together for children: Protection and prevention data needs for timely intervention. Paper presented in Toronto, Ontario.
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April 13, 2011 @ 6:41 p.m.
Unfortunately, my blog does this sometimes; it takes on the color and form of whatever I transfer from the Internet
--I’m back at the library, have had ½ hour which I used to put the article on my Weebly page a short while ago, and, according to the stopwatch at the top of the computer screen, have 18:50 minutes left on the Internet today.
There was an ad at the end of the article in its original state for something that people can use to cover up scars; I think it was Dermablend. I’m never quite sure when people put ads such as that one on their websites if they’re being supportive or not; I would think in this case, probably they were trying to be supportive. The ad didn't transfer to my blog; none of the graphics did.
There’s plenty of information out there about what sexual abuse does to children and about what sexual exploitation does in general.
--I spent much of my day at the Department of Labor, and all but a few minutes of that time was spent on doing things to try to help myself become more employable where I am now. A lot of people in this town know who I am, and the sooner I stop being abused by the large forces outside of my state, the sooner I will probably get hired and the better I’ll be treated by my employer.
One of the staff at the DOL worked hard to try to upset me today. I heard her earlier in the day when she and another patron of the office went into a near-frenzy talking about “ice,” “snow,” and getting no reaction from me from that, “slush” and things being “slushy.” I ignored it at the time.
A few minutes before the office closed I was still there, and I suddenly realized I was going to have to pack up and go. I joked with that staff person and one of her co-workers about how I had just realized that it was the end of their business day and that I would go as soon as I could. That seemed fine, and then she planted herself a few feet away from me and initiated a conversation literally right behind my back about “oil” with the other staff person. She went on and on, getting more and more aggressive as I tried to finish what I was doing so that I could leave.
I didn’t want to lose my temper and “give her a reason” to kick me out of the office. The quotes in that last sentence are mine, in my assessment of the possible motivation for her behavior; maybe all she wanted was for me to talk about her on my blog.
I ignored her until she started talking about “sinkholes,” and then I said “You know that I’m leaving, right? I am just about to leave.” Then she stopped talking. I shut down my computer and left without another word.
I’VE NEVER MET HER BEFORE YESTERDAY; I’VE NEVER MET HER OR ANY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO TAKE TIME OUT OF THEIR AND MY AND EVERYBODY’S DAY TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT. I’VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO HER; I’VE BEEN COMPLETELY POLITE EVERY SECOND THAT I’VE BEEN IN THAT OFFICE.
Copyright L. Kochman April 13, 2011 @ 7:00 p.m.