Contact Name: Email: Phone: Website: Katie Cashman, Executive Director katie@cthec.org 410-259-0940 www.changetheconversation.org PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No More Stolen Childhoods, a nonprofit working to prevent child sexual abuse, is changing its name to Change the Conversation starting April 2023. Child sexual abuse is a significant public health problem and an adverse childhood experience (ACE). Child sexual abuse refers to the involvement of a child (person less than 18 years old) in sexual activity that violates the laws or social taboos of society and that he/she ..read more

As a high school freshman, Jamie Forbes was sexually abused by a male teacher at Milton Academy, the elite school that sits on the land his Brahmin family donated. Now he’s out for justice—and to change the culture at private schools in Boston and beyond for good. Click here to read from the original source. The post One Survivor’s Quest to End Sexual Assault at Schools appeared first on Change The Conversation ..read more

A lawsuit accuses faculty and administrators at UNC School of the Arts of ignoring and failing to do anything about pervasive sexual abuse of students that happened over at least a 20-year period starting in the 1970s. Click here to read from the original source. The post Lawsuit alleges UNCSA ignored rampant sexual abuse of underage students for years. appeared first on Change The Conversation ..read more

The impact of virtual schooling went beyond the computer as a classroom and affected other areas of well-being…for instance, children who attended virtual school were more likely to have decreased physical activity as compared with those students attending school in-person and combined in-person and virtual school. Click here to read from the original source. The post How did virtual learning impact youth? appeared first on Change The Conversation ..read more

Studies by the American Academy of Pediatrics, CDC, and Prevent Child Abuse America offer snapshots into financial stress, intimate partner violence, and child discipline during the COVID 19 pandemic. Click here to read from the original source. The post American Academy Pediatrics Family Snapshot Survey Measures Domestic Violence, Discipline of Children During Pandemic appeared first on Change The Conversation ..read more

Complex trauma negatively impacts people, especially those who are young. This anomaly at an early age may be relayed to a child through various sets of maltreatment, including child abuse and interpersonal exploits. A new study found that repeated child abuse, or complex trauma, is related to psychopathology and cognitive impairment. In the new study, the people who experienced complex trauma in childhood are more likely to have mental problems and cognitive deficits compared to the group that does not have any exposure to traumas when they were children. Click here to read from the original ..read more

Jim Holland says he was raped by a priest when he was 13 years old. For the next 30 years, Holland locked his trauma away, holding it at bay with drinking, drugs and promiscuity. The 2002-2004 Boston Globe Spotlight investigation of sexual abuse by priests triggered his memories. “I kept on saying, ‘No, it was no big deal. That really didn’t happen,’ ” says Holland. Holland knew he needed help, but there were few therapists specializing in this kind of trauma. So he shoved his pain back down. Click here to read from the original source. The post Men Who Have Been Sexually Abused Have Trouble G ..read more

How many times have you heard adults say that children are resilient? That they have an innate ability to magically “bounce back” from any situation, regardless of how stressful. Recent work in child development and neuroscience increasingly suggests that children require safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments to thrive. Evidence shows that stress and trauma, especially when prolonged, can interrupt healthy child development, putting them at risk for lifelong health issues. Click here to read from the original source. The post Long Term Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect appear ..read more

Sexual abuse is probably not something you think about regularly when it comes to kids – and it’s definitely not something you ever want to imagine could happen! But the truth is, 1 in 10 children in America will be sexually abused before the age of 18. Children (which we define as anyone under the age of 18) are sexually victimized at a much higher rate than adults. There are approximately 42 million adult survivors of child sexual abuse living in the U.S. alone. This means that you know, and might even love, a survivor. Click here to read from the original source. The post 7 Myths About Chil ..read more

Bystander intervention, or active bystanding, plays a critical role in child protection but can be intimidating. A bystander may hesitate to intervene because of the fear of backlash or of misreading a situation. Sometimes, a bystander may simply not know they need to intervene. It isn’t always obvious when a child is being abused, so as the child’s advocate and protector, the bystander must be able to recognize the signs. Click here to read from the original source. The post Bystander Intervention: How Far Would You Go To Rescue A Child? appeared first on Change The Conversation ..read more