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Mary J. Blige Reveals Abuse

A few weeks ago we blogged about Missy Elliott, and her revelation on VH-1’s Behind the Music about the abuse she suffered as a child. This week on Behind the Music, Mary J. Blige revealed her own abuse perpetrated by close family friend. Blige said of the abuse, “When I was five years old I …

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Memphis Child Advocacy Making Prevention Happen

Virginia Stallworth, Associate Director of Memphis Child Advocacy along with her team, are on a mission to teach Memphis adults how to keep children safe.  They recently launched a new initiative in Memphis/Shelby County with a goal of training 35,000 adults in 5 years.  Virginia was recently quoted in The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, “If …

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Missy Elliott Discusses her Abuse

Music mogul Missy Elliott revealed the extent of the sexual abuse she suffered as a child on VH1’s Behind the Music. Elliott said she was abused by her 16 year old cousin when she was 8. “Each day he wanted me to come to the house after school. It became sexual, which, for me at …

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Darkness to Light a hit at National Exchange

Ralph Mellard: President of Charleston Exchange Club, Anne Lee: Founder & CEO of D2L, Margie Miller: President of National Exchange – putting pen to paper and making Stewards of Children a program project for all Exchange Clubs throughout the USA.

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Effects of sexual abuse last for decades, study finds

Levels of so-called stress hormone are altered for years, sometimes causing physical and mental problems, researchers find By Joan Raymond msnbc.com contributor updated 6/30/2011 2:19:34 PM ET Young girls who are the victims of sexual abuse experience physical, biological and behavioral problems that can persist for decades after, a new study shows. Researchers, who tracked …

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