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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Liberty Township – Kim and Eric Haaff are rare and wonderful people. When they heard that their neighbor had become a facilitator for Darkness to Light’s Stewards of program, they wanted to make sure that all their other neighbors and friends heard about how to end child abuse in their own community. Kim and Eric …
Randy Ellison is using his voice to speak up for those who can’t and he is fired up about a recent sex abuse trial in Jackson County Oregon where a ten-year old child was forced to re-enact her abuse in court. Hard to believe, yes, and Randy was left questioning why some public opinion seems …
Criminal justice focus leaves prevention out of the story BERKELEY, Calif., May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Tens of thousands of children are sexually abused each year in the United States, yet news coverage of the subject is out of sync with both the magnitude of the issue and the context in which it occurs. This …
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