Books and Articles — Child Abuse and Neglect

Books for Children and Teens

Bahr, AmySometimes Its OK To Tell Secrets
Conlin, JayanJordan's Story
Dayee, FrancesPrivate Zone
Fay, JenniferTop Secret
Foon, DennisAm I The Only One?
Harms, RuthTalking About Touching
Hoke, SusanMy Body Is Mine, My Feelings Are Mine
Spelman, CorneliaYour Body Belongs To You
Watcher, OraleeClose To Home
Watcher, OraleeNo More Secrets

Books for Adults

Bahr, AmySometimes Its OK To Tell Secrets (read w/ child)
Bass, EllenThe Courage to Heal: A guide for Women Survivors
Cutting, L.Memory Slips: A Memoir of Music and Healing
Dayee, FrancesPrivate Zone (read w/ child)
Doyle, R.The Woman Who Walked Into Doors
Fay, JenniferTop Secret- Sexual Assault Information for Teens Only
Fisher, A.Finding Fish: A Memoir
Fraser, S.My Father's House: A Memoir of Incest and of Healing
Hagans, KathrynWhen Your Child Has Been Molested (read w/ child)
Sebold, A.Lucky
Terr, L.Unchained Memories: True Stories of Traumatic Memories, Lost and Found
Wachter, OraleeNo More Secrets For Me (read w/ child)

Articles and Other Resources

Sexual Preference Linked with Violence and PTSD, by Rick Nauert. Psych Central, April 16, 2010.  “A new study has found that gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and heterosexuals who have ever had a same-gender sex partner are one and one half to two times more likely to have experienced violent events during childhood.&rdquo

Study: Spanking Kids Leads to More Aggressive Behavior, by Alice Park. Time, April 12, 2010.  “Researchers at Tulane University provide the strongest evidence yet against the use of spanking: of the nearly 2,500 youngsters in the study, those who were spanked more frequently at age 3 were more likely to be aggressive by age 5.&rdquo

Shaken baby cases on the increase, by Carey Goldberg. Boston Globe, March 19, 2009.

Top Ten Tips for New Parents, by WarmLines Parent/Teacher Resources. Parenting Education News, January 30, 2009.

Deployment Stress Ups Child Abuse, by Rick Nauert. Psych Central, May 09, 2007.

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