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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 CrossCanadian Red Cross RespectED Training Program. Written permission was obtained to use their copyrighted material on this site.



Nov 19, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Carter

The 15-year-old boy trembled as the man touched him, to pull him closer. He thinks that it can't last very long this time because they were in the

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Nov 19, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Jess D

I grew up in Leominster, Massachusetts. I want to share my story because I have been quiet for most of my life. I was raped over and over again by a

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Nov 18, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Amanda K1

Honestly, it's hard to figure out where to start. I'm 17 years old now and it all began when I was only 6 years old. It started out as just touching

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Nov 18, 2009, Child Abuse Story From S1

When I was growing up I was raped and molested by both of my grandfathers. The one on my dad's side had been doing it since I was 5, or at least

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Nov 18, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Anonymous37

I don't know what happened:  For starters, I don't know who it was, how old I was or what happened. All I remember is that it was dark and there

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Nov 16, 2009, Child Abuse Story From The Lonely Girl

I am a victim of emotional abuse. Not so bad, no marks no pain right? Wrong. Never being touched can be just as hurtful. No hugs, no love. They

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Nov 16, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Norma P

Abused as a child:  Well, mine is a long story. I suffered child abuse, for many years, at the hands of my foster parents. First, my mother

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Nov 14, 2009, Child Abuse Story From F

She stands facing the corner. Don't move. Don't breathe. Her feet are aching. She's been here for hours. She knows she won't be moving until she gets

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Nov 14, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Name Undisclosed28

Drugs always win:  Since my brother and I were small children my parents have been drug addicts-eating/snorting painkillers, Oxycotin and other

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Nov 13, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Elisabeth

Child abuse effect on adulthood:  My abuse started when I was 6. First just physical and verbal from my stepfather, my mum married. I didn't like

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Nov 13, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Angela1

My mother's secrets:  My parents who were both alcoholics divorced when I was five. My mother sadly was granted physical custody. My mother took

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Nov 12, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Lynn

I have never had the guts to tell anybody this and I don't know if it actually affected my life as it is now, but I feel that it does in some odd way.

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Nov 12, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Name Undisclosed27 Part 2

The Truth:  As I got older things only got worse. The only thing that started to become clear to me was that the way they treated me was so

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Nov 12, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Name Undisclosed27 Part 1

The Truth:  I think my memory of what you would define today as 'abuse' started as early as kindergarten. My story goes like this. My mother (a

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Nov 11, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Phyllis

Old woman and still haven't forgot:  My earliest abuse memory is when I was 3 years old. My dad came home drunk and put me and my 2-year-old

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Nov 11, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Anne1

I was the china doll in my family. It was relatives abused me. On a family holiday at Easter. I was 4. It went on until I was 6. I was so young and no

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Nov 10, 2009, My Best Friend's Child Abuse Story

I had a very good friend up until February 4th 2007. She lived with her mother and two brothers. At first when she would tell me things it didn't

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Nov 10, 2009, Child Abuse Story From Hastina

Small Things She's Done:  I lay in my bed, staring at the ceiling wondering what I did to deserve this, when I moved to my side and felt a sharp

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