Child Abuse Blog

Welcome to my child abuse blog.

My name is Darlene Barriere. I am a violence and abuse prevention educator. I am also a survivor of child abuse.

This child abuse blog keeps you informed about the updates on this site, and pings you when I've posted new child abuse stories, stories of healing and recovery, stories of relationship violence, child abuse articles, commentaries and other posts from visitors.

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.

Relationship Violence Story From Rachel

Story of Abuse and Assault:  When I was 14, I was physically abused by my first boyfriend I had ever had. He loved to use me as his punching bag,

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Child Abuse Story From Michelle

I was four years old when this happened to me. Although up until my father passed away in 2010 I had repressed this part of my life for a very long time,

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Child Abuse Story From Crystalbelle

Please learn from my mistakes - please tell :  My story starts from my real father, he molested my sister and I. I was 6months and my sister was 19

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Child Abuse Story From Janet

From an early life:  My parents were both alcoholics. From a very early age I can remember the beatings, stitches, hospital visits and police officers

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Child Abuse Story of Healing and Recovery From Emma

I am currently 15-years-old. For many years I grew up with an abusive Mother; physical, emotional and child neglect. My Mum and Dad had a divorce when

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Child Abuse Story From Anna

I was 9 years I am now 23 with 3 children and married.And one thing I will never forget is what my own brother did to me. My parents had gone out to buy

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Child Abuse Story From Leah

I am a 61 year old woman. I have one son, and for the sake of him I need help. I've been raised by an abusive alcoholic father and an absent mother.

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Child Abuse Story From Emily

Once you're abused it don't go away:  How sick in the head family can be! Yes,family-my cousin V---. Wow! How can a person take the whole life of

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Child Abuse Story From Misty

I have been sexually abused by 11 guys since i was 2 years till i was 14 years old and than my uncle was touching me when i was 16 years old. my step

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Child Abuse Story From Sarah

im 10 years old and heres my story. I came to Florida to see my mom and my dad which i see when i have vacations. My fourteen year old cousin when it is

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Child Abuse Story From Paula H

My 1st memory was when I was lying on the sitting room green carpet looking at the glass cabinet to my right and the expanse of ceiling above. I was wriggling

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Child Abuse - My Daughter Still Affected as a Teen

My Daughter's abuse by her father is affecting her to this day:  He was abusing her even as an infant....it was escalating by the day and so I had

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Child Abuse Story of Healing and Recovery From Mirren

At the age of four i was sexually abused forced to do things i didnt want to, to have pictures taken of me naked forced to keep it a secret,told i deserved

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Child Abuse Story From Jackie

i am only 12 years old an i would be yelled at 24/7 when i get in trouble i do apologize but this recently i was beat with a belt and i only had my underwear

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Destressor - Puzzles

Many times, i feel like i can't pick up the pieces of my past or sort through life. When i feel this way, i work on a puzzle. That way, even though i feel

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Child Abuse Story From Miss L

im 12 years old and a girl. Lets say my name is Miss L. My dad used to be an alchoholic and abuse all of my siblings. I had no idea of this until he started

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Child Abuse Story From Debra

Uncontrolled rage:  One summer years ago a friend and I were at the pool of our building when a mother and daughter who were also there swimming

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Child Abuse Story From Valerie

Does this count as sexual abuse? Sometimes I cry over my misfortune and sometimes I go through extreme denial and prefer to think of it all as entirely

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