The Prevalence Of Abuse

Last week I had the opportunity to view a documentary on child abuse, primarily sexual abuse, at Juliette's house along with a few CASAs. The documentary was very eye opening. It followed several victims of abuse as they recalled their stories and their journey's through the court system. It was really heartbreaking to see how sexual abuse had wreaked havoc in the lives of the victims. The documentary also revealed the inner pyshe's of some of the offenders as they described their motivation and methods in group therapy sessions. Some of the victims were adults and as they told their stories it was evident that they were stil dealing with incredible conflicts of emotion and pain many years after the abuse occured. It was definitely a sobering experience and one that makes you very wary of how many people there are who have bad intentions. It is unfortunate but the message of the documentary was quite clear in demonstrating that it is very necessary to be vigilant, aware, and careful in order to protect children.