Provides information for parents and caregivers on intrafamilial sexual abuse. This fact sheet describes what intrafamilial sexual abuse is, its effects on children, its impact on a family, coping for parents, and how to move forward.
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Provides an overview of the issues of child maltreatment and military sexual trauma in military settings.
Provides an overview of current issues, challenges, and emerging practices facing child welfare jurisdictions as it relates to children who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation.
Offers guidance to child-serving behavioral health organizations and professionals who serve communities affected by disaster and terrorism events.
Assists agencies in weighing the pros and cons of adopting the TF-CBT treatment model.
The impact of physical abuse on a child’s life can be far-reaching. It is especially devastating when a parent, the person a child depends on for protection and safety, becomes a danger. Some children develop traumatic stress reactions.
Sex trafficking occurs among all socioeconomic classes, races, ethnicities, and gender identities and in urban, suburban, and rural communities across the US.
The PSI is a very well-researched and widely used measure of parenting stress, which has been shown to be sensitive to intervention effects across a variety of studies, populations, and treatments.
Research indicates that youth living with IDD experience exposure to trauma at a higher rate than their non-disabled peers.
Even in the closest of families, it is sometimes hard to remember that family members may have different reactions to the same traumatic event.