As many as one in four girls and one in six boys experience sexual abuse during childhood, and it's estimated that half of the incidents are never reported. This means that countless millions in our societies, both children and adults, carry this complex and often hidden pain. What does the path to healing look like for survivors? And how can ministry leaders, pastors, and counsellors best help them as they walk this difficult road? Drawing on both his own and his wife's experience as survivors...
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'An intoxicating mixture of poetry and prose, Slug is a taboo-busting delight' SCOTSMAN 'One of the best poets we have' MATT HAIG 'She writes with honesty, conviction, humour and love' KAE TEMPESTThe new collection of poetry and prose from the Ted Hughes Award-winning author of Nobody Told MeFrom Finnish saunas and soppy otters to grief, grandparents and Kellogg's anti-masturbation pants, Slug is a book which holds a mirror lovingly up to the world, past and present, t...
Treating Trauma in Christian Counseling (Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books)
Traumatic experiences are distressingly common, and the risks of developing posttraumatic stress disorder are high. But in recent years the field of traumatology has grown strong, giving survivors and their counselors firmer footing than ever before to seek healing. This book is a combined effort to introduce counseling approaches, trauma information, and Christian reflections to respond to the intense suffering people face. With extensive experience treating complex trauma, Heather Gingrich and...
Promoting a Safer Church presents the Church of England's policy statement for safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults, which applies to all Church bodies and Church officers. It sets out the five foundations on which the policy is based, the six policy commitments that need to underpin all safeguarding work within the Church, and the drive to improve safeguarding practice. All Church bodies should ensure that all Church officers have access to this policy statement and shoul...
Measures of Performance and Effectiveness for the Marine Corps' Sexual Assault Prevention Programs
by Coreen Farris
Rise above the River (Able Muse Book Award for Poetry)
by Kelly Rowe
Improving Oversight and Coordination of Department of Defense Programs That Address Problematic Behaviors Among Military Personnel
by Jefferson P Marquis, Coreen Farris, Kimberly Curry Hall, Kristy N. Kamarck, Nelson Lim, Douglas Shontz, Paul S. Steinberg, Robert Stewart, Thomas E. Trail, and Jennie W. Wenger
Guide To Empath, Narcissists & Codependent Relationships
by Celia Pinkston
Sexual Violence at Canadian Universities
At least one in four women attending college or university will be sexually assaulted by the time they graduate. Beyond this staggering statistic, recent media coverage of rape chants at Saint Marys University, misogynistic Facebook posts from Dalhousie Universitys dental school, and high-profile incidents of sexual violence at other Canadian universities point to a widespread culture of rape on university campuses and reveal universities failure to address sexual violence. As university adminis...
Elderly Sexual Abuse (Routledge Studies in Crime and Society)
by Eric Beauregard and Julien Chopin
This book offers an analytical review of the state of knowledge on elderly sexual abuse and presents new data that will confront some of the accepted ideas and some of the myths associated with this specific form of sexual violence. Sexual violence research has often considered children to be the most vulnerable population. However, another population just as vulnerable to sexual abuse but often overlooked by researchers, is the elderly. Evidence shows that elderly victims are more likely to be...
Using real-life accounts by young people this book considers questions of personal safety and well-being. Sexual abuse, defence against physical attack and where to turn for help and advice are amongst the subjects covered. It is intended for use by teenagers and parents alike. The author has experience of working with teenage girls in Borstal and has trained as a rape counsellor.
Korean "Comfort Women (Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights)
by Pyong Gap Min
“A page-turner . . . as suspenseful as a late drive in the fourth quarter to win a championship.”—Los Angeles Review of Books **A New York Post Best Book of the Year** As decades of headline news stories attest, there is nothing Nike won’t do to win. Mistreating employees, eliminating competition, and secrecy are all part of the playbook. There is perhaps no clearer example of this than Nike’s ongoing experiment at the University of Oregon, where the company has donated more than half a bill...