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Any advice on what households can do to fix the problem of child abuse? I am writing a speech in English for child abuse. I want to inform everyone about how these people have suffered and what can be done to fix these problems ...
After Reporting Ongoing Child Abuse, What Can You Do?
Darlene,
My husband and I (not residents of Canada), have reported to a Children's Aid Society, an ongoing case of physical and emotional abuse and neglect ...
From England: Any ideas how I can do what you're doing?
Dear Darlene,
I live in England and am working on a child abuse prevention programme. Basically I have put my experiences into a programme to help children ...
What do I do when someone I know is being emotionally abused? I don't know what to do: I'm extremely worried about my little sister's friend. Let's call her Cleo. Me and my sister are extremely close, so she ...
Student asking for answers? Hi! I'm a student who is doing a paper on sexual abuse. It would be really helpful for me to answer these questions. I would be Grateful and thankful for ...
Can you help me with child abuse research?
Your site is very nice and I love it. I am doing research on Child Abuse and would like you to help me with this.
I love children and would like to ...
My ex-boyfriend is abused: How do I help? I'm 16 years old. I'd like to talk about the abuse my ex-boyfriend, Aaron, gets from his parents. The other night, I was over at his house, just sleeping ...
What can I do about possible emotional abuse of my adoptive nephew? My brother and his wife are in the middle of adopting a 6-year-old boy named Brian. I need to explain some of the behaviour that my brother and his wife ...
Reporting in case of former student-teacher relationship My question is in example format: An adult survivor of childhood incest confides in her former high school teacher. The abuse did not occur during ...
I want a career that will help kids; what courses do I need? I'm a year 12 student and I am very close to the end of time for school and have to start thinking of a career. Helping children and young adults is what ...
My girlfriend was sexually abused as a kid; what do I do? I've just found out my girlfriend was sexually abused when she was a kid by her neighbor. When she told me, she sounded real calm and told me she's doing ...
How do I get my daughter to disclose if she was abused? My oldest daughter was sexually abused by her paternal grandmother. We have addressed the issue and she is currently in play therapy. We are in the process ...
Can you help me find a qualified therapist? Sick and tired of falling: Many years ago I was drugged, sodomized and raped. I never told anyone for years. Finally, I sought medical and psychological ...
I'm a homeless teenager: Where do I go for help? I'm 17 years old, and I have no family left. Neither one of my parents wants anything else to do with me, and I don't have a job. I'm still in school, trying ...
Need help trying to figure myself out I am a male, 35 years old. Growing up was a very hard thing for me to do. I have been in trouble in school and was suspended most of the time. When I was ...
How do I deal with the guilt? I'm looking for answers? I am now an adult. When I was a child, my biological father was convicted of sexually abusing his stepdaughter. I have always ...
Is it ever too late? I was raped by a male babysitter when I was eight years old. I didn't tell my mother for four long years. When I told her what happened and by who, she ...
Being Abused by a Teacher My teacher hits me and my friend. He twisted my friend's arm while we were preparing for a play, then he squeezed mine so tight that he could feel my bone....
I desperately need help getting through this... I'm writing you because I'm out of ideas. I don't know how to get through this. It's every hard for me...My daughter was beaten by her dad, and I took ...
Other than counselling, what are my father's options? My father is dealing with severe depression, along with my aunt, both of whom had been physically abused by their stepmom over 30 years ago. I feel that ...
Thank you and a question about furthering public awareness I just finished my article, I Was On Oprah on this site, and want to commend you on the wonderful work you've done on this website. I'm blown away. Thank ...
Pressuring a child to excel in class by hitting/whipping My child was transferred from a low educational school to an advanced school. My husband wants my son to read and write perfect, spell good, and he never ...
Sick people with children; what should I do? My sister is staying with a man who sexually abused their son at 6 years old. The child told my brother who told me. Then I brought it out to her. He blamed ...
How do I tell my boyfriend my father sexually abused me? I was wondering how I could tell my boyfriend that I was sexually abused when I was around 15. We have been dating for 1 year and I want to tell him, but ...
Mum keeps taking him back; what do I do? A few nights ago, I witnessed my mum getting abused by my stepdad. He begs for forgiveness, and she always takes him back. It is whenever he drinks. Please,...
How do I "get over" the abuse? I am 47 years of age. When I was 4 years old I was sexually abused by a neighbour, which lasted quite a while. He made me touch him in places that are ...
I want to help, but how? My name is Sheree. I'm in year 10 and I'm 15 years old. I have been reading and hearing about some really bad child abuse and it's makes me sick to my ...
Am I obliged to report? I married a woman back in 1974, and being rather young and naive, I thought that this was a normal person. We had our first child in 1975 in New Westminster....
I'm trying to keep my daughter safe My daughter's father was sent to prison for 13 years in 1993 for injury to a child causing death. I know his name, social security number, and the fact ...
What do I do to help my child who is being abused? I have a 6-year-old child, and I believe that she is being abused. Not one person is helping, and I don't know what to do. I feel that I have tried everything ...
What do I do with information? I was abused as a child, and consequently I am highly sensitive to the conditions. Someone with whom I work has revealed some things to me that indicate ...
Interested in helping I am very much interested in helping the victims of child abuse, but don't know how to as I am only a teenager. Please help me with any advice you can....
Can anyone help my baby? I don't know if you can help me, but I will ask anyways. My little girl's daddy is taking me to court for custody of our child. I am so upset, I don't ...
How can I help? My friend is 13 and is abused. I am the same age, so I don't know how I can help. I feel powerless, and I know she is. She told me this a while ago, and ...
I need advice to help someone I am really stuck in a situation that is tearing me apart inside. My twin brother is an abuser, just like our father was. I love him dearly, and want to ...
Please Help I am a 42-year-old mother who has just recently left a very abusive man. I am a Canadian, and live on Prince Edward Island in Eastern Canada. I have 2 ...
How do I ask my child if she has been sexually abused?
How does a parent ask a child if she is being sexually abuse by anyone?
Reply from Darlene: First and foremost, if you suspect that your child is ...
Can you help me with a child abuse research paper?
I am doing a research paper on child abuse because I am a victim. I was wondering if you can help me out with it?
Reply from Darlene: Mindy, I'm very ...
What do you do if you see a kid being abused?
What if you see a kid being abuse? What should you do about it?
Darlene's Reply: Carmen, if you've seen a child being abused, report what you saw ...
