Sunday, July 31, 2016
"A Childhood Fractured" The Project
Once upon a time, we were all children. Some of us spent the invaluable innocence of childhood playing, running, laughing, and growing. Making best friends with strangers. And those wide eyes fell bewildered by the majestic beauty of that huge world out there. A world waiting to be explored. But some of us had that invaluable innocence taken from us. Some of us had a dark and cruel introduction to this life, that left lacerations on our souls. For some us, those wounds never healed and we devolved into madness. And for the rest of us, those wounds healed, however, they left behind scars that serve as a constant reminder of what we have lived through.
Child Sexual Abuse Statistics
Child Sexual Abuse Statistics
All Statistics and References
Learn all the statistics including facts on the magnitude of the problem, perpetrators, circumstances, risk factors, consequences, reporting and signs of abuse.
The Magnitude
of the Problem
Child sexual abuse is far more prevalent than people realize. Find out how big the problem really is.
About
Perpetrators
Those who molest children look and act just like everyone else. Abusers can be neighbors, friends, and family members.
Circumstances
of Abuse
Child sexual abuse takes place under specific, often surprising circumstances.
Risk
Factors
While no child is immune, there are child and family characteristics that can heighten the risk of sexual abuse.
Consequences
of Abuse
Emotional and mental health problems are often the first consequence and sign of child sexual abuse.
Facts on
Reporting
Only about one third of child sexual abuse incidents are identified, and even fewer are reported.
Signs of
Abuse
Do you know what to do if you suspect or discover child sexual abuse? Learn the facts about signs of abuse that will help you identify when to report.
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Friday, July 29, 2016
The Beginning: An Artist Was Made
The very first memory I can recall is from my infancy. I was there, lying in my crib, as the warmth of the sun oozed from the window and covered me like a blanket. And without notice, a blissful symphony of bright colors came into view. Oranges, reds, yellows, and a dark phthalo green partook in the most in elaborate of dances. Then with such an unmistakable intimacy, these colors carved out an ephemeral doorway that I could not help but enter. This doorway was Van Gogh's "Sunflowers". It was hanging on the wall of my nursery next to my crib. This thorough exploration of the vivid brushstrokes, colors, and patterns carved the path that I forever walk with grace; the path of the artist.
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