Get detailed information about child abuse, sexual-physical-emotional-psychological abuse, domestic violence, bullies and bullying. Plus comprehensive information on self-injury and Dissociative Identity Disorder.

General Information

• Types of Child Abuse
• Signs of Physical, Sexual, Emotional Abuse and Neglect in Children
• Signs and Symptoms of Child Abuse and Neglect
• Effects of Child Abuse on Children
• What to Do If You Suspect Child Abuse or Child Maltreatment
• Hotlines for reporting Child Abuse

Sex Abuse

• What is Child Sex Abuse?
• The Effects of Child Sexual Abuse on Children
• Adults Sexually Abused as Children (Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse)
• Common Symptoms in Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Physical Abuse

• Physical Abuse of Children
• What Types of People Physically Abuse a Child
• Signs of Child Physical Abuse
• Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse
• How Does Physical abuse Impact A Child?
• How to Help Perpetrators of Child Physical Abuse
• How to Help Victims of Child Physical Abuse
• Prevention of Child Physical Abuse

Emotional / Psychological Abuse

• Psychological Abuse of Children
• Impact of Psychological Abuse on Children’s Mental Health and Emotional Well-being
• Treatment of Psychological Abuse of Children

Neglect

• Child Neglect
• Signs of a Child Neglect
• Causes and Treatment of Child Neglect
• Reporting a Child Neglect

Rape

• Sexual Assault
• What Happens to Women After They Are Sexually Assaulted
• Getting Help If You’ve Been Sexually Assaulted – Raped
• Be Caring, Cautions When Dealing with a Rape Victim

Male Victims

• Sexual Assault of Men
• Symptoms Associated With Male Sexual Assault
• How Men Are Perceived and the Impact It Has On Men Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted
• How to Protect Yourself from Being Sexually Assaulted

Domestic Violence

• Domestic Violence – Battering (Information for Women)
• Warning Signs of Domestic Violence
• Who Are the Possible Victims of Domestic Violence?
• Are You Being Abused? (Domestic Violence – Physical, Sexual, Emotional Abuse Checklist)
• Myths Surrounding Domestic Violence
• Safety Plan for Victims of Domestic Violence
• Protecting Your Identity (for Victims of Domestic Violence)
• Teen Dating Violence
• Abuse Risk Seen Worse As Families Change

Bullies

• Bullying and Bullies
• What Parents Need to Know About Bullying
• What If Your Child is a Bully?
• How to Help Your Child Stop Bullying
• How Does Bullying Affect a Teen and Who is Likely to Become a Bully
• What Can You Do if You Are Being Bullied?
• Types of Bullies
• Bullying in the Workplace

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

• Dissociative Identity Disorders Homepage
• Dissociative Disorders General Information
• What is Dissociation?
• Types of Dissociative Disorders
• Treatment of Dissociative Disorders
• Dissociative Identity Disorder (formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder)
• Causes of Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Signs and Symptoms of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
• Diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
• Treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

  Conference Transcripts on Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

• Dissociative Identity Disorder, Multiple Personality Disorder To Integrate Personalities or Not to Integrate
  Guest: Paula McHugh
• Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID): Working With Your Alters
  Guest: Anne Pratt, Ph.D.
• Living Day-to-Day with DID/MPD
  Guest: Randy Noblitt, Ph.D.
• Trauma and Dissociation
  Guest: Sheila Fox Sherwin

  Resources on DID

• Books on Dissociative Identity Disorders (DID)

Self-Injury aka Self-Harm

• Self-Injury aka Self-Harm Homepage
• What is Self-Injury, Self-Harm, Self-Abuse
• How Do You Tell Someone You Self-Injure?
• Warning Signs of Self-Harm
• Why People Self-harm
• Professional Help
• Self-help for self-injury
• What Can Parents and Teenagers Do About Self-injury?
• How to Help the Person Who Self-Injures For Family Members and Significant Others
• Self Injury Comorbidities
• Self Injury Along with Other Conditions
• Diagnosis Associated with Self Injury
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Mood Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Anxiety and/or Panic
  • Impulse-control Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
• Self-injury as a psychiatric diagnosis
• Suicidal Self-Injurious Behavior in People With BPD
• Study of Patients Who Exhibited Cutting Behavior and Suicidality
• Depression: Suicide and Self Injury
• Depression is Common in People Who Self-Injure: Therapist's Comments
• Self Mutilation: Self-Injurers Often Suffered Sexual or Emotional Abuse
• Self Injury Within Other Mental Health Conditions

  Conference Transcripts on Self-Injury Issues

• Getting Help for Self-Harm
  Guest: Dr. Sharon Farber
• Recovering From Self-Injury
  Guest: Emily J
• Self Injury Experience
  Guest: Janay
• Treating Self-Injury
  Guest: Michelle Seliner
• Treatment for Self-Injury
  uest: Dr. Wendy Lader
• What It Takes For You To Stop Self-Injuring and DBT For Treating Self-Injury
  Guest: Sarah Reynolds, Ph.D

  Resources

• Books on Self Injury

Personal Stories of Neglect, Sexual and Physical Abuse and their Devastating Effects

• A Letter to My Father
  
• Dear 'Dad' Letter
• Break Free: My Story of Surviving Domestic Abuse
• Break Free: My Physical Abuse, Domestic Violence Stories
• Tori Amos' Rape Survivor Story
• Lis: Story of a Rape Survivor
• My Story of Child Abuse

Abuse and Depression

• The Relation Between Abuse and Depression
• Abused Children Face Depression as Adults
• Violence and Depression in Adolescents
• Violence and Depression in Urban African American Women
• Child Abuse and Adult Depression: The Harsh Reality
• Child Abuse - The Hidden Bruises
• Depression Self-Help
• Treatment for Depression
• Combining Exercise and Medication May Cure Depression
• Fighting Depression with Needles and Herbs

HealthyPlace.com Websites on Abuse

• Break Free
• Escaping Hades
• Holli's Triumph Over Tragedy
• Soc-Um

HealthyPlace.com Websites on Self-Injury (Self-Harm)

• Blood Red
• A Healing Touch

HealthyPlace.com Websites on Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

• Pem/Pam
• WeRMany

Conference Transcripts on Abuse Issues

• Anger Management
  Guest: George F. Rhoades, Ph.D
• Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse
  Guest: Dr. Jeanie Bein
• Coping with Memories Associated with Sexual Abuse
  Guest: Dr. Karen Engebretsen-Larash
• Emotionally Abused Women
  Guest: Beverly Engel, MFCT
• Sexually Abused Men
  Guest: Dr. Richard Gartner
• Stalking and Obsessive Love
  Guest: Dr. Doreen Orion
• The Damage Caused by Sexual Abuse
  Guest: Dr. Heyward Ewart
• Toxic Relationships: What They Are and How To Handle Them
  Guest: Pamela Brewer, Ph.D.

Book Store

• List of Recommended Books on Sexual, Physical, Psychological Abuse, Domestic Violence, Bullies, Self-Injury, DID and Similar Abuse Items