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Who would you believe

Many children suffer in silence because they are too afraid to speak up? And on the instances that some of them muster the courage to...

Effects

Watched Surviving R.kelly this past weekend and I must say I should not have. I had difficulty sleeping and I felt an enormous amount of...

Courage

Courage It’s been 21 years since my abuse and I always dreamt about filing a report on the person who sexually abused me. But since the...

Life after....

So my book is out now and life after telling my story about being sexually abused by a family member has not been an easy road to walk....

Family Ties and Family Lies

One huge reason children don’t come out and tell if they were sexually abused is due to the family not believing them and/or being...

Excuse me your scars are showing.....

Hello everyone, I’m Chavonne and I was in junior high/high school when I was sexually abused. The abuse started when I was 12 and ended...