Resources for parents/caretakers

Because we deserve more than band-aids. We deserve truth, safety, and justice—designed with us in mind. What Is IDVAAC? The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC) …

  Safety Plan Crisis Worksheets Writing down and reflecting on a crisis safety plan can have several benefits 1. Clarity and organization: Writing down a crisis safety plan helps to …

  Child-centered news round-up  

Memory Lane (2000’s) “No!” “Nobody kisses me!  Except my mother, my Grammy, my Aunt Kisha, my LaLa, my Nanny, my Dada, my Gma,” (and the list went on) I knew …

I’d like to introduce to some of you a Survivor who makes me smile instantly. He is passionate, informed, and somehow finds a way to do this often distressful work with …

Updated for WeSurviveAbuse.com, 2025 Let’s return to this uncomfortable truth: when victims of sexual violence recant, it is often not because the crime didn’t happen.It’s because the world they’ve been …

Updated from Oct 2016….. Sexual violence at the hands of children is just as destructive as any violation by an adult. It’s hard being the victim of an older child. …

So every night my mother would come to tuck me in at night.   Every night without fail. And every night without fail, this would happen. She would come to my bed,  …

Update:  I published this during the summer months (2015). It spread across quite a few websites and I got a great deal of positive feedback. However, some parents & caretakers …

Did you know that some victims of child sexual abuse prefer to confide in teachers rather than parents? Even those from “good” loving homes? No one knew Up until today, …