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Safeguarding kids from sexual abuse
Teach kids of all ages - from under five to 15 - the skills they need when you're not around.
Author: Catherine Wilson
Source: Focus on the Family
Are you experiencing abuse? Here’s how to get help
If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help, resources are available in Canada.
By Olivia Bowden
Understanding Sexual Abuse: A Guide for Ministry Leaders and Survivors
It is said that the true test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. As many as one in four girls and one in six boys experience sexual abuse during childhood, and it’s estimate...
5 Body Safety Rules Every 5-Year-Old Should Know | Protect Young Minds
Protecting kids from child sexual abuse is an adult’s responsibility. Body safety rules can help an educated parent can teach their child and take action to minimize opportunity.
By Ashle...
I’ve Talked With Teenage Boys About Sexual Assault for 20 Years. This Is What They Still Don’t Know
Author Laurie Halse Anderson shares her insights into what we aren't telling our boys
Recovering from Churches That Abuse
This book is a healing balm for those who have been spiritually abused. This excellent SHORT book brings home poignantly the plight of the vulnerable spirit who is searching for answers in a religi...
About Sexual Assault
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) Web page. This is an American website but explanations of sexual violence and assault on survivors, loved ones, communities, and society....
Four Tools of Spiritual Manipulators
I grew up in a very conservative subculture of an already conservative homeschool culture, in a pretty conservative stream of the Christian faith. Though I learned much from these ex...
Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse
This book provides a well-researched biblical and scientific overview of abuse. A broad overview, it deals with the various types of abuse, the various effects of abuse, and the means of healing. A...
Telling My Story: Sexual Abuse on the Mission Field
Today’s post has been submitted anonymously as a follow up to a piece published here, at A Life Overseas, in 2013. Today we hear from the daughter of ‘Jessica’ that wrote that article in 2013. &nbs...
Opinion | Evangelical sex abuse isn’t new. It’s been fueled by purity culture for decades.
We need to take a long look at the theological and structural conditions that enable abuse — starting with purity teachings that shame survivors.
By: Linda Kay Klein
When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community From Emotional and Spiritual Abuse
Why does narcissism seem to thrive in our churches? We've seen the news stories and heard the rumors. Maybe we ourselves have been hurt by a narcissistic church leader.But what is narcissism, reall...