How Long Does it Hurt?: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families
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CYNTHIA L. MATHER is a survivor of sexual abuse and incest, and speaks at schools, colleges, and churches across the country about child and teenage sexual abuse. KRISTINA E. DEBYE, L.C.S.W.-C., A.C.S.W., D.C.S.W., is coordinator of the nationally acclaimed Baltimore County Sexual Abuse Treatment Program and maintains a private practice in Maryland. She is an educator and clinician.
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THE HURTING BEGINS.
You're Not Alone.
Is What Happened Really Abuse?
BLOWING THE WHISTLE.
Telling.
What Will People Say?
What's Happening to Me?
Living with Your Family Now That You've Told.
Going to Court.
FORWARD MOTION.
Healing Is a Choice.
Respecting How You Survived.
Making Way for Your Future.
Forgiving: Will You or Won't You?
Sex: What It Is, What It Isn't.
THINGS TO KNOW.
What You Should Know About Offenders.
What Friends of Victims Should Know.
What Some Survivors Would Like You to Know.
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"The many aspects and complexities of incest and sexual abuse are well covered in this book. Notwithstanding the comprehensive presentation of factual information, its strength lies in its emphasis on empowerment and healing. How Long Does It Hurt? fully achieves its claim as a guide to recovering from incest and sexual abuse for teenagers, their friends, and their families and will likely fulfill the author's wish that teens will learn that they are not alone and can successfully continue on from the pain."
