Stevens Memorial Library (North Andover)

Fighting back, what an Olympic champion's story can teach us about recognizing and preventing child sexual abuse-- and helping kids recover, Kayla Harrison, Cynthia S. Kaplan, Blaise Aguirre

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Fighting back

bibliography

1010695492

Kayla Harrison, Cynthia S. Kaplan, Blaise Aguirre

what an Olympic champion's story can teach us about recognizing and preventing child sexual abuse-- and helping kids recover

"The sexual abuse of children impacts the most vulnerable members of society. It is the stories of all of these victims who suffered in silence that led us to join together to write this book, a book we hope will serve as a cautionary tale for children and adults alike. This book would not be possible without Kayla Harrison's brave revelations of the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her coach; it is these firsthand accounts that give all of us a chance to see explicitly how child sexual abuse can begin, persist, and is brought to an end. In the chapters that follow, we trace the course of Kayla's victimization and survival, weaving her story with our professional experience with hundreds of children, teens, and families to reveal what can be done to prevent and interrupt this damaging cycle"--, Provided by publisher

Prologue -- Introduction -- 1. How Child Sexual Abuse Begins -- 2. Keeping the Secret -- 3. The Tipping Point: Breaking the Silence -- 4. Freedom with Its Own Chains: What to Expect after Disclosure -- 5. Recovery: A Long and Winding Road -- 6. Finding the Way to Professional Help -- 7. From Victim to Survivor -- 8. How We Can All Help: Prevention and Education -- Epilogue -- Resources