Help Children Suffering from Sexual Abuse

An amazing article on CNN grabbed my attention “Men dare to share sex abuse stories” it is hard to carry such, shame, pain and anger within you all the time. The fact that they are sharing there pain and letting it out will help to easy the burden of carry such painful experience. It is unbelievable how much adults across color lines, social economics and culture take advantage of young people. Unwanted attention, touching and inappropriate sexual material being pushed on young people. It seems that those who are sexually abused at a young age deal with it differently some relegate it to the back of there minds and when such story’s like Penn State come out bubbles to the surface.

Some sooth the pain with alcohol, or other substances, walking many different dangers lines like promiscuous and finding ways to hurt them. Sexual abuse is hard to deal with and even harder for men. Who most are raise to be strong, manly protectors but were the protection from the monsters who prey on young people. More light need to be shined on this situation, along with time and d money to help young people deal with sexual abuse. An amazing twelve year old boy shared how he found the courage to tell his mother about his abuse "If something bad happens to you and the person tells you not to tell, you should definitely tell right away. Tell a parent or the cops. Tell somebody.₁" http://www.childhelp.org/pages/help-for-kids  There is no need for men or any person to be ashamed of being abused that disgrace lays sole at the feet of the abusers and those who know and keep silent. Its way past time that we protect young people from such harm.

You Should Know

·         No one has the right to abuse you.

·         You don't deserve to be abused.

·         If you are being abused, you are a victim.

·         It's not your fault that you are being treated this way.

·         It is wrong that you are suffering this pain, fear or sadness.

·         You are not alone. Other kids suffer abuse, too.

·         Sometimes abusers scare or threaten kids so they won't tell.

·         There are people who care about you and want to help you.

·         If you are being abused, please tell a safe person - that's someone you can trust like a teacher, counselor, school nurse, neighbor or parent. You can also talk to a Childhelp USA hotline counselor.

CALL 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) then push 1 to talk to a hotline counselor. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The hotline counselors work with translators who speak 140 languages to help people who call and speak something other than English. All calls are anonymous. (The hotline counselors don't know who you are and you don't have to tell them.)

References

Jones, R. (2011).  Men dare t share sex abuse stories Retrieved from source http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/18/opinion/jones-sexual-abuse/index.html?hpt=hp_bn9