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Sexual Abuse - General Information

If sexual abuse is an issue of interest to you, you probably will appreaciate assitance in locating information on the topic. Persons with an interest in this area may find reference to the following sites useful:

• Mental Health Net - Facts for Families: Child Sexual Abuse
• Child Sexual Abuse - links to sevices, agencies, directories for services, legal info, statistics, book reviews and mailing lists.
• Site of The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Survivor Connections - This 24 page web site was completed on Jauary 4, 1998. The site contains how-to articles, information about Frank Fitzpatrick legal procedings with Father Porter, and Links to other web sites for all survivors, and for clergy survivors.
• Sexual Assault Information - Help the Tel Aviv, Israel Rape Crisis Center. The Sexual Assault Information Page
• Information for Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse - Information from The National Clearinghouse on Family Violence Health and Welfare Canada, 1993 brochure.
• SESAME - Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct, and Exploitation
• Child Sexual Abuse [utk.edu]
• http://nsi.org/Tips/sexabuse.htm
  CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. Child sexual abuse has been reported up to 80,000 times a year, but the number of unreported instances is far greater, because the children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened, and the legal procedure for validating an...
• Rape Victim Advocacy Program - If you are a victim/survivor of sexual abuse -- or suspect you may have been -- the staff and volunteers of the Rape Victim Advocacy Program are here to support both you and the people close to you. In fact, there are some cases in which continued support from the Rape Crisis Line may not be the appropriate resource to meet your needs. Individual Peer Counseling. Many survivors find it helpful.
• Vancouver/Richmond Incest & Sexual Abuse Centre
• Sexual Abuse of Males: Prevalence, Lasting Effects, and Resources - Scholarly discussion of research with bibliographies and Web resources. Online essay by clinical psychology Ph.D. candidate Jim Hopper.
• STOP IT NOW!'s mission is to call on all abusers and potential abusers to stop and seek help, to educate adults about the ways to stop sexual abuse, and to increase public awareness of the trauma of child sexual abuse.
• Alaska Child Sexual Abuse - A resource and information directory on child sexual abuse in the state of Alaska.
• Responding to Child Abuse - The child may feel frightened if the abuser has threatened to harm the child or other family members as punishment for telling the secret. Occasionally, the court will ask a child and adolescent psychiatrist to help determine whether the child is telling the truth, or whether it will hurt the child to speak in court about the abuse.

Legal Issues Related to Sexual Abuse

Although child sexual abuse is a personal issue, there are many legal ramifications. Persons with an interest in this topic may find reference to the following sites useful:

• Contact information for Rhode Island's sex offender registration system NOTE: only persons convicted AFTER the date of Rhode Island's act are required to register.
• Child Sexual Exploitation: Improving Investigations and Protecting - VICTIMS A BLUEPRINT FOR ACTION Education Development Center, Inc. Massachusetts Child Exploitation Network January, 1995 This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement No...
• http:www.onedaly.com/systematicinvestigations/si.html - If you are a prosecutor, law enforcement official, mental health professional or a private investigator and you want to know more about how to properly conduct interviews involving alleged child and adult sexual abuse victims; and/or how to properly...
• Child Abuse Unit - Recent years have shown a dramatic increase in the reports of physical and sexual assaults on children. In response to the rising number of cases, bristol County District Attorney...
• San Diego Report on Child Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Molest Issues - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, ASSAULT, AND MOLEST ISSUES (A Report by the 1991-92 San Diego County Grand Jury) INTRODUCTION TO SEXUAL ABUSE ISSUES Through expert testimony and case studies, the ..
• Mediation of Clergy Misconduct - "Sexual misconduct violates a sacred trust and affects not only individual victims, but their families, entire congregations and other clergy." He [Marshall] is currently a member of the Independent Response Team of the Franciscan Province (OFM), a pastoral, consultative board; and he consults with other religious institutions regarding clergy misconduct and related issues.
• Sexual Abuse by Professionals - Medical Protective Co. 122 Wis.2d 455, 362 N. W. 2d 174, 178 (1984), the therapist was negligent in his "failure to properly analyze and predict the effects of his acts on L. L.'s behavior or [that the therapist] recklessly acted without regard to their clients. Conclusion; Sex between professional and client occurs with frequency, and almost always harms ...
• Litigating Sexual Misconduct Cases - A Plaintiffs' Attorney's Perspective MCLE Program January 31, 1996
• Sexual Abuse by Professionals - Checklist of Potential Corroborating Evidence § 12-5(b). Fiduciary Theory and Admission of Evidence of Multiple Victims § 16-5. Sexual Abuse by Professionals: A Legal Guide by Steven B. Bisbing, Linda M. Jorgenson, Pamela K. Sutherland ©1995
• http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct95/violentc.html - Too few physicians can spot child abuse; A psychologist-; designed program helps family physici...