Sentences with phrase «interviewed victims of sexual abuse»

In preparation for the role, Larson interviewed victims of sexual abuse and spoke with a trauma counselor and also reflected on sacrifices her own mother made after her parents» divorce.

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The Diocese of Buffalo announced it would be set up a voluntary program to compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse, after a retired priest admitted in an interview with the Buffalo News that he'd had sexual contact with dozens of boys and was sent by the diocese to a treatment facility in Canada.

Now, a $ 4 million state grant will allow 26 child advocacy centers statewide to buy new phones, laptops and cameras, as well as hire staff members specially trained to interview young victims of sexual and physical abuse, in the hopes they only have to tell their story once.

The MDIC is a facility where child victims of sexual abuse go for forensic interviews, medical evidentiary examinations, advocacy, assessment, therapy and support services.

As a lawyer who regularly represents victims of sexual abuse, I was interviewed by Law Times about the quantum of damages awarded to successful plaintiffs in civil claims for sexual assault and sexual abuse.

In one sample of South African rural youth, the prevalence of physical and sexual abuse was shown to be very high with 94.4 % of men exposed to physical abuse and 39.1 % of women to sexual abuse.46 More than a quarter of the adults who were interviewed endorsed exposure to childhood adversity (parental death, parental separation or parental divorce) in the SASH study.47 Significantly more women were prone to be victims of domestic violence than men.47 Women also reported twice as many suicidal attempts as the male participants in the SASH study.9

We offer parenting classes, victim advocacy services, relative care provider programs, forensic interviews, support groups, Parent Aide / Super-friend, and Stewards of Children Sexual Abuse Prevention training.