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Child Abuse Effects


Child Abuse

Welcome to my child abuse effects website.

My name is Darlene Barriere. I am a violence and abuse prevention educator. I have volunteered a great deal of time facilitating presentations on child abuse and neglect, bullying and harassment, and relationship violence to Grade 8 - 10 students in the Kamloops region of British Columbia, Canada. I have also conducted many adult workshops that focus on abuse and neglect, as well as bullying and harassment.

But my credentials are not only professional.

I grew up in an extremely violent home. I suffered abuse effects that almost cost me my life . . .

»  At over 300 pounds, I wasn't considered overweight, I wasn't even considered obese, my doctor charted me with morbid obesity.

»  Compulsive overeating made food my drug of choice.

»  Then the eating disorders of anorexia nervosa and bulimia made food my enemy.

»  Psychotherapy saved me.

I now maintain a healthy body weight, and have made fitness a part of my daily life. At 49 years old, I am fitter today than I was two decades ago.


An overview of what is on this site:

See Table of Contents for pages.


Whether you are an adult, a teen, or someone in-between, this site will provide you with:

¤  child abuse effects information
¤  definition of the four types of abuse:
          »  emotional abuse
          »  physical abuse
          »  child neglect
          »  sexual abuse
¤  for each of the above types of abuse:
          »  signs
          »  effects
          »  and statistics
¤  details on sexual abuse victims, including:
          »  why children don't tell
          »  male victims
          »  female victims
          »  victims with disabilities
¤  details on sex offenders, including:
          »  male offenders
          »  female offenders
          »  child offenders
          »  adolescent offenders
          »  incestuous offenders
          »  Internet offenders
¤  abuse laws
¤  information on abuse intervention
¤  information on abuse prevention


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Table of Contents



Sitemap: child-abuse-effects.com. Looking for a specific page?
Looking for a specific page? This sitemap displays links to every page of child-abuse-effects.com for your convenience and edification.

Child Abuse Blog
My child abuse blog keeps you informed about the updates on this www.child-abuse-effects.com site and lets you know when I've posted a new child abuse story. Subscribe here.

Awakening: The path toward healing and recovery from child abuse!
Awakening: The path toward healing and recovery from child abuse!

OpenSpace: The place to champion your specific child abuse related cause
OpenSpace: The place to champion your specific child abuse related cause.

Child Abuse: News, articles and essays- read or write one here!
Child Abuse: News, articles and essays- read or write one on www.child-abuse-effects.com

Child Abuse Commentary: Write your experience here!
Child abuse commentary is the place to write about a personal child abuse experience and express your views.

The Lighter Side: Share How You Relieve Stress!
The lighter side is the place to share how you relieve the stress in your life.

Child Abuse Statistics
A Canadian child abuse statistics survey done by Bibby in 2000 revealed that 56% of adolescents rated child abuse as their top societal concern.

Discusses past and current history of child abuse
This page discusses the past and current history of child abuse, including the story of Mary Ellen.

Emotional Child Abuse
The cornerstone of abuses, emotional child abuse is always present when there is neglect, physical &/or sexual abuse. It can also stand on its own.

Types of Emotional Abuse
Rejecting, isolating, ignoring, corrupting, exploiting and terrorizing are six types of emotional abuse.

Emotional Abuse Signs
Emotional abuse signs differ not only according to age, but in many cases, according to gender.

Emotional Abuse Effects
The more closely related the victim is to the abuser, the more devastating the emotional abuse effects.

Bullying
The child abuse continuum shows that children who have been abused can go on to bullying behaviours.

Emotional Abuse Statistics
Gathering emotional abuse statistics is a challenge because emotional abuse is often concealed in secrets and behaviours tied to other problems.

Physical Child Abuse
The definition of physical child abuse is any physical force or action that results in or may result in a non-accidental injury of a child or youth.

Signs of Physical Abuse
Bruising is the most common of the signs of physical abuse.

Abuse and Discipline: A Comparison
When comparing abuse and discipline, the question to ask is: what is the caregiver trying to achieve in either case?

Physical Child Abuse Effects
Physical child abuse effects include physical pain, trauma, and emotional scars when they are victims of physical child abuse.

Physical Child Abuse Statistics
Physical child abuse statistics reflect that 65% of investigations of physical child abuse substantiated by Child Welfare Agencies involved inappropriate punishment.

Child Neglect
Child neglect is defiend as when a caregiver fails to provide those basic human needs that are necessary for a child/youth to grow into a healthy adult.

Signs of Child Neglect
Understanding the basic human needs is the key to recognizing the signs of child neglect.

Effects of Child Neglect
The effects of child neglect are not limited to the children in the neglectful families; evidence now shows the effects last well into adulthood.

Child Neglect Statistics
Child neglect statistics reflect that low income increases the likelihood of maltreatment and neglect.

Poverty and Child Neglect
Poverty and child neglect are related, but poverty does not cause neglect.

Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse of children and youth is shrouded in secrecy, guilt and fear.

Definition of Sexual Abuse
The definition of sexual abuse with children is when an older child, a youth or an adult uses a child or youth for his or her own sexual gratification.

Sexual Abuse Signs
Sexual abuse signs must be assessed in combinations; no one sign is enough to indicate that abuse has or is taking place.

Sexual Abuse Effects
Sexual abuse effects on children and youth can be evident in emotional, physical and bahvioural ways.

Sexual Abuse Statistics
Sexual abuse statistics were extremely difficult to obtain until the 1970s when women began to talk about their childhood experiences.

Sexual Abuse Victims
The number one reason child sexual abuse victims don't tell is that they are afraid they won't be believed.

Male Victims of Sexual Abuse
Male victims of sexual abuse constitute an extremely under-identified, under-served and frequently misunderstood population.

Female Victims of Sexual Abuse
Female victims of sexual abuse are more likely to develop eating disorders as adolescents than those who are not sexually abused.

Sexual Abuse Victims With Disability
Societal myths and lack of protection services put sexual abuse victims with disability at an increased rish for ongoing sexual abuse.

Sexual Abuse Disclosures
Most sexual abuse disclosures are delayed.

Sex Offenders
Sex offenders can be male or female, they can be an adult, an older child, or an adolescent.

Male Sex Offenders
Male sex offenders were the perpetrators 96% of the time, according to an American Study . . . it's 90% in Canada

Female Sex Offenders
Female sex offenders research is limited, though Canadian statistics show an alarmingly high rate of sexual abuse by women . . .

Child Sex Offenders
In Canada, child sex offenders must be two years older than the victim in order for sexual abuse to have legally taken place.

Adolescent Sex Offenders
Adolescent sex offenders in Canada commit 20% - 30% of the sexual offences.

Incestuous Sex Offenders
Incestuous sex offenders use their family members to act out their impulses.

Internet Sex Offenders
Internet sex offenders typically start exploiting ina very non-threatening way, "luring: children and youth . . .

Child Abuse Law
Child abuse law In Canada states that there is no statute of limitations for reporting child abuse.

Age of Majority
In Canada, the age of majority is 18 or 19 years, depending on the province.

Duty to Report
In Canada, duty to report with regard to child abuse means it is mandatory to report known or suspected child abuse.

Child Abuse Intervention
Child abuse intervention involves handling disclosures that may be verbal or accidental.

Child Abuse Prevention
Child abuse prevention is a societal and governmental issue. Laws must take into account the rights of children.

Child Abuse Stories of Healing and Recovery: Write one, I'll post it!
If you write me your child abuse stories of healing and recovery, I will post them.

Child Abuse Stories: Write one, I'll post it!
Do you have child abuse stories to share? Write your true story of child abuse, send it to me, and I will post it to my website.

Exchange with Jane discusses what child abuse survivors need from their abusers.
An exchange with Jane discusses what child abuse survivors need from their abusers.

Child Abuse Comments. Find Them Here!
This page is dedicated to posting the child abuse comments of visitors to child-abuse-effects.com

Lnks to letters from my readers: www.child-abuse-effects.com
This page provides links to letters from my readers of www.child-abuse-effects.com

Link to this Site: Find the Code Here!
Link to this site: HTML code, title and description included to 4 pages. Feel free to link to whatever page you deem appropriate for your subject matter.

Child Abuse Resources: Find Them Here!
This child abuse resources page provides self-help, self-improvement and informational resources relevant to child abuse and its effects.

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Ask Darlene: Ask me your child abuse questions here!
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Relationship Violence Stories: Write them here!
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