Child abuse Books

Just because it's hard, doesn't mean it's impossible Young Kal runs away from home to find himself at the mercy of the Jhunti, a reclusive tribe living in the mountains of Australia. The Jhunti are fearful of white people destroying...

 Ava Jackson is a troubled little girl. She has undergone more than her share of neglect, abuse, and disappointment. Family secrets robbed her of her childhood and threaten her present and future. This story delivers a gut-wrenching account of her...

"This book is a must read for anyone who loves, works with or knows a person who has been a victim of abuse. The author takes the reader through the stages of her recovery from guilt and self-recrimination to the beginnings of self-actualization...

The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (2013- 17) was one of the largest public inquiries in Australian history and one of the most important investigations into child abuse internationally. It facilitated a national...

The book is organised into three sections, the first covering work that has focused on the experiences of living in DV settings as a child or young person, the second offers overviews of the impact of child victimisation and the final section is about...

Located within a burgeoning therapeutic/self-help culture this book explores stories of childhood sexual abuse, recovered memories and multiple personalities, and explodes the myths surrounding women who, without memories, redefine themselves as victims.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2019 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Sozialpsychologie, Note: 13, Polizeiakademie Niedersachsen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Hausarbeit wird sich besonders auf die Kinder konzentriert, die direkte Gewalt von ihren Eltern...

This book goes beyond Albert's journey through adverse childhood experiences and explores a firsthand account using records obtained from social services and knowledge gained working in this field. As a Guardian ad Litem and former social services...

This is the ultimately uplifting story of a young man's struggle for survival in the midst of physical and mental abuse, learning difficulties, homelessness, depression and suicidal tendencies. All of those things were thrown into his life pot along with...

Our story chronicles the life of a meth addict from childhood to post-addiction. From PTA parent to a prison inmate. There is physical and sexual abuse, drug addiction, adoption, a criminal enterprise, and incarceration. More importantly, there is joy,...

As you read the pages of this book, many times you will gasp. Many times you will cry. Many times you will rejoice . . . and hopefully, have more faith to believe God for the "impossible." -Rev. Dr. Renee Hibma Broken and Blessed is...

The Tenacity of Hope is a memoir that tells the story of how a mother and daughter were let down by the Haitian justice system when they needed it the most. It's about poverty and violence, rape and childhood abuse, disappointment and desperation. Most...

L'abus sexuel, la violence domestique, la prison, l'alcoolisme - Anne-Marie Courtemanche les a tous vécu et la plupart avant l'âge de quinze ans. Dans Maman, où es-tu ? elle partage son cheminement tissant ensemble une histoire de perte, de douleur, de...

Control breeds fear. Fear forces submission. Submission becomes Habit. Bound by fear and oppression of "would-be protectors," the Creature of Habit is restricted to a life of sameness and isolation...until his spark of curiosity can be...

"Mama, something terrible is wrong with me. There is blood in my panties!"Those were the words of seven-year-old Sarah. Mama told her she must have fallen or something and not to worry. Sarah went away feeling sad; her chance for help was gone!It was...

'Harden the F#*k Up!'In today's society, it can be tough to be a man. How often have you heard boys and men told to be tough and strong, or not show weakness, or to not cry? ...To ask for help or talk about it will show you are weak.These beliefs and...

R.E.P.A.I.R is Recognition, Entry, Process, Awareness, Insight, and RhythmEnter a Six-Stage Program with your child to cross the Bridge of Recovery and make available a whole new world of hope:Uncover and acknowledge feelings by discovering emotionBuild...

Tall in the face of Adversity tells the story of S J Briggs. A man who grew up from humble beginnings within a military family. He endured years of child abuse from his schoolteacher and Peter Righton, founder of PIE, Paedophile Information Exchange in...

Journeys to Love - Revised continues the saga of people being healed after a lifetime of abuse, as they discover and accept the truth about God's love. Walk beside them over the next four years as they begin to learn the reasons for their survival...

R.E.P.A.I.R is Recognition, Entry, Process, Awareness, Insight, and RhythmEnter a Six-Stage Program with your 2- to 6-year-old child to cross the "Bridge of Recovery" and make available a whole new world of hope:Uncover and acknowledge feelings...

This riveting memoir by Emalou King, a registered nurse, is her personal experience of young love that turns into deceit and heartbreak when she learns her husband is sexually abusing their daughter. There were signs but they went unrecognized. King's...

Marion Witte was raised in a little house on the prairie, but her childhood wasnothing like the idyllic version of childhood made famous by Laura Ingalls.Witte's story has its roots in immigrant grandparents who struggle to makea living on the harsh...

Girl's Voices are Unheard Priya is a fragile girl and has been since birth, but she never gives up on whatever comes her way. A girl who accepted every challenge and confronted it head on. Her life is one in a state of limbo; confused as to whether...

Her mother was raped. This is how Melanie was born. For years, the sight of Melanie's face reminded her mother of the sexual assault, so Melanie herself was verbally and physically abused through childhood. But Melanie's obligation was to love...

by Pamela Denise SmartA STORY OF SEXUAL ABUSE AND RECOVERY THROUGH PSYCHOTHERAPYISBN: 978 1 84747 026 3 Published: 2006Pages: 200 DescriptionA powerful and often disturbingly graphic book about childhood abuse and its effects in later life. Pam has...

by Clare WhitePublished: 2006Pages: 265Description Written as a novel but based on one woman's struggle with her past and the effects on her life and children is a direct and shocking insight to childhood sexual abuse.p>About the Author Claire offers...

This is a story about a little girl by the name of Lunye' Williams. Lunye' suffered physical, mental and sexual abuse by the hands of her own mother and other family members from the time she was a child until she became a teenager. Read how long you...

Splintered Heart is the #1 bestselling and award-winning book one in Linda Dowling's Red Dust Novel Series, being developed for screen by acclaimed Australian filmmaker Jayden Cummins.BETRAYED. ABANDONED. SPLINTERED  It is the 1960s, and teenage...

A young girl growing up in a turbulent family setting creates a secret inner world to escape her toxic environment. Emotionally neglected, confused and dislocated, she begins to exhibit erratic behaviour, and while the adults around her are unable to...

Natasha has been waiting for an apology from her stepfather who sexually abused her as a child. Natasha has been through secondary trauma as well. Her family does not believe this happened to her. Her mother and siblings do not want any part of her in...

What could go wrong when the lives of an abused biracial mystery child and a wealthy widow happen to intersect? Jon Teel is the story of abuse and evil, love and salvation set in a small town in South Louisiana.

In the past 20 years, the progressive uncovering of child sexual abuse in institutional settings has reverberated across the globe with simultaneous investigations across Europe and the English-speaking world. However, most books on child sexual abuse...

From Within is a riveting biographical work of one woman's journey as a sexual abuse survivor, who transitioned from the physical and emotional pain and betrayal to a newly found passion to help others going through similar circumstances. Learn to...

A compelling memoir that delves into the depths of one man's resilience and the harsh realities of his haunting past. From his early days in an orphanage to his tumultuous journey through foster care, institutionalization, and forced labour, Maurice...

For far too many years Meghan accepted her status as a victim of incest and believed she had circumvented any long-lasting impact on her life. She didn’t know the emotional turmoil she felt resulted from narcissistic abuse. The torment left an...

"Dear Victim, I am sorry. I am sorry you're a fellow traveler on the road from past sexual abuse. I hurt with you, and I am praying for you." Have you ever been betrayed by the very people you entrusted with your life and soul? Growing up...

The doors of the house inhabited by the Jack Wilson family on Telegraph Hill lead to a terrible secret. Within those walls, Charles S. Wilson and his sisters suffered heartbreaking physical and mental abuse at the hands of their own parents. Mother Mame...

Safeguarding should be a central concern for any sports organisation working with children or young people. This significant new study examines the development, implementation and impact of the International Safeguards for Children in Sport; a set of...

This book is about a young lady who went through abuse but continues to believe in God. She realized that she was broken but not destroyed because of her faith in God. She realized there were so many families' secrets. But she knows that God is a God of...

Tina had questions, questions that only her mother could answer.Why did you leave me?Will I ever see you again?What have I done wrong for you not to want me?Why did you let me get adopted?Families are complicated, and fragmented families difficult to...

When Time Stood Still, perhaps the first book that presents a "living picture" of the effective use of creative art therapy in treating child sexual abuse, will help professionals to better understand the uniqueness of this abuse, the resulting trauma,...

The development of knowledge and skills in working with perpetrators of sexual abuse over the past 15 years has been greatly aided by the establishment of specialist workers and teams. However, this has had the unintended effect of generating mystique...

Escaping Nazi Germany, young Henry Kempe immigrated to the United States, and became a pediatrician and virologist specializing in smallpox. But ever the medical maverick, he would make his greatest contribution to medicine by exposing, treating, and...

In this heartbreaking story of family, struggle, hope, and forgiveness, V.L. Brunskill tells of her life as she grows up on Long Island, New York. Vicki-lynn and her brother Peter are adopted as infants into a family defined by violence. V.L. defends her...

Going through trials and storms? Having feelings of loneliness and despair? Single parent doing what it takes two to do?

Indigo Skye is too perfect for his own good. With his perfect grades, flawless stick handling in lacrosse, unflappable humor, and eyes that make the new kid go weak at the knees, it seems Indy has it all. But the new kid, Max, soon learns there is more...