Child abuse Books

Based on a true story. While waiting at his usual bus stop, Ben discovers a notebook that tells the life-changing story of a homeless man who once slept there. The Homeless Man's Journal chronicles the experiences of author Shayne Whitaker. Abandoned...

Still crying uncontrollably, I told Sister Gloria Gray that my mom became mentally ill before my birth, I was given to foster care at six days old, that I lost my virginity to my biological dad, and that he sexually molested me from my childhood to teen...

Child Abuse and Neglect: Mandated Reporting and Working with Child Survivors provides pre-service teachers with an overview of child maltreatment and their legal duty to report suspected offenses. The text identifies various types of child abuse,...

Laura Bedrosian, kidnapped at age 13 and ransomed by her father, is forced to repay him by becoming a sexual replacement for her mentally-ill mother. For the next 20 years she repays that debt. But at age 33, her father, now suffering from dementia, is...

In a painfully true, brutally honest, tell-all, author Christina Vitagliano recounts her frightening nights as a child when her father loomed in the doorway of her bedroom. This honest coming-of-age memoir begins in the late '60s and spans 30 years,...

WHAT IF YOU DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAD MORE POWER THAN YOU EVER IMAGINED FOR EMBRACING THE LIFE YOU LONG FOR?Words create worlds. Whether it is the mom speaking to her child, the speaker motivating a crowd, or the voice inside our own heads, words greatly...

Raised in the idyllic and close-knit northern California town of Moraga, Kristen Lewis Cunnane had it all at 12: a treasured family, close friends, a valued position on a variety of sports teams, and excellent grades. By any pre-teen’s standards,...

Breakthrough Treatment Offers New Hope for RecoveryGentling represents a new paradigm in the therapeutic approach to children who have experienced physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and have acquired Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result. This...

“They told me I wouldn’t live to be 2 yrs. old because they found me starving on someone’s porch…. I’m 55 now…. They told me I wasn’t smart enough and that I didn’t need a higher education……...

Abuse can take many forms. Countless people in this world have or been suffered at the hands of some cold-hearted individuals. The abusers are often closed relations, and we need to live with them "till the last breath." So, it becomes challenging to...

This book is a true document of issues that follow a child after being abused, it covers a life span of a male child of 4 years to a man well into his sixties. It covers the fear, the mindset that turns his thoughts of hatred and the feeling of being...

Predators’ Paradise is a raw, honest account of Glen’s life. He was born into violence and addiction. His mother was addicted to drugs and alcohol and had mental health issues as well as a propensity to violence with her husband and children...

It all started as a very warm friendship that eventually ended in marriage; once those dotted lines were signed, I was trapped and nothing on earth would have prepared me for the turmoil I was to experience.My ex-spouse's subtle unveiling as an abuser...

The future looks bleak. The present feels hopeless. Yet, for two young African-American brothers from the slums of New York City, failure is not an option. The reader will experience a once-in-a-lifetime, true story of how courage, desperation, and a...

LaDonna survived trauma no child should have to endure. When feeling too small to cope, she prayed, "God, make me big." He did.WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING"It's hard to imagine the childhood LaDonna endured. Her life is an amazing testimony to the redemptive...

Every little girl has a dream. For some, it's about becoming a famous singer or a world-traveling adventurer. For others, it's about finding love and building a home, complete with a husband, kids, and that classic white picket fence. This story is about...

Visions of her Cherokee grandmother, Cordie, flashed through Mary's mind as her mother, Marguerite, informed her that her stepfather shot himself and was in the hospital. Oh no!  No! This can't be! Not after the joking around at my home last night...

This is a story about a young boy growing up in the sixties, who is living in the shadows of abuse. He struggles to contemplate all that falls before him, as he is reminded daily of the secret that he must keep. struggling to identify who he is as he...

A story about the legacy of childhood trauma and how one woman heals over a lifetime, The Sensitive One illuminates how we all, like a lotus flower, have the ability to rise from the muddy waters, bloom out of the darkness, and radiate our light into the...

"Sometimes he touches me, and I can't take it anymore."  It was October 31st, 2003-Halloween. The kids had just gotten home from school, and Tracey Wilson Heisler's family was getting ready to go trick or treating. That's when her daughter...

Living Resiliently is a book that blends autobiographical information with tips for living a resilient life. As you read this book, you will witness the many obstacles that the author overcame in her own life. You may also recognize that you are...

As we focus on the bright side of life, we often forget that everything has two sides. One side is generally less desirable than the other. This book is a challenge to briefly exam the darker side of what can be the lives of women and especially...

In the early days of the Internet, Brandyn (Brandy) Harris- a terminally ill young boy who is also enduring a life of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse- builds his private virtual world outside the knowledge of his strict and abusive parents. He...

This is a comprehensive look at the events leading up to the death of Baby P. A recent investigation has found that there was poor communication between authorities, a repeated failure to take into account the child's history and inaccurate documentation...

Bas is the only Black child in an all-white village in the UK,growing up surrounded by the unconditional love of her fosterfamily. Suddenly her idyllic, carefree childhood, is shatteredwhen her birth parents decide to take her to Nigeria.Thrown into an...

What is human sexuality? As the source of life why is it also often the cause of so much suffering?The renowned psychotherapist Professor Dr Franz Ruppert shows in this book how sexual traumas come about, from the perspective of the victim and the...

En este libro, yo, Rosa, te llevo a través de mi vida, desde la niñez hasta la actualidad. Recuerdo personas, abusos y buenos momentos. Este libro comenzó como un diario. Yo anoté pensamientos que vinieron a mi mente. No todas las piezas están en orden...

A powerfully inspiring and unflinchingly honest story of how best-selling author and abuse recovery expert Beverly Engel made her way in the world-in spite of her mother's neglect and constant criticism, being sexually abused at nine, and raped at twelve.

The Throw Away Girl is an inspiring memoir about lighting your flame within and aneye-opening glance into the effects of unhealed trauma within a family. Tiffany Barnes is ayoung girl who grows up in a small town outside Salt Lake City, where behind...

It took less than four hours for Sarah Bailey and her younger brother Curtis to lose everything they knew. She lost her school, her mudpie stations, her church, her father, and her name. Everything they own is packed in garbage bags as they are moved to...

A small boy named Packy will set you on the edge of a seat as you understand the dysfunctional family and lifestyle he has to live. His exciting adventure leads him off the grid, in jail, and into learning less about life from an alcoholic father and...

Heal Your Sh!t Find Your Happy is a call to action for women who manage anxiety, who gracefully (or not) handle the overwhelm and stress of life, maybe depression, who have felt like they were spinning out of control, who've ever been called "too much,"...

UNMASK: Stop Hiding, Start Living - JournalIn writing UNMASK: Stop Hiding Start Living, it was important for me to share with you the necessary keys to empower your success on thisjourney, and this journal is just one of them. In this journal, you will...

One afternoon, during a routine meditation, a strange tingling grips Catherine Klatzker, followed by an explosion of voices crowding out her thoughts. Soon these voices, or "parts," begin to emerge more distinctly in her mind, accompanied by persistent...

Healing Shadows is a powerful and deeply moving memoir that takes readers on a journey through one man's life, marked by trauma, resilience, and ultimately, healing. Beginning in the early 1960s, this compelling narrative reveals the harsh realities of...

The Silent Crazies takes you on an emotional journey through addictions, abuse, love, death, and life. This true story will suck you in as you experience trauma and healing through strength, support, and faith. This book shows that, through perseverance...