Why is healing from male child sexual abuse important?
Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000223 EndHTML:0000023078 StartFragment:0000002834 EndFragment:0000023042 SourceURL:file://localhost/Users/doncarr/Desktop/article why is getting out of denial important?.doc Child sexual abuse is one of the most important issues facing America today. While the sexual abuse of girls has gained some valuable attention, the sexual abuse of boys has, for the most part, remained a hidden epidemic until the recent news coverage of clergy abuse by priests in the Catholic Church of the abuse of both girls and boys. Alas, the attention drawn to the prevalence of the sexual abuse of boys is finally receiving received needed attention…but not enough. The incidences of boyhood sexual abuse by clergy are only the tip of an enormous problem that deeply affects our boys, families, and communities. If we probe the issue further, we realize a significant portion of crime, perpetration of sexual abuse, mental health issues, and alcohol and drug abuse in our nation has its root
