Arthur’s words stand out. They pull you to the truth, and – like his demeanor – command attention, instead of demanding it; his words have a simple logic the grief behind them never will. T
Arthur Baselice Jr.’s Story
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Survivor Stories
Boy Scouts of America Survivors Re-Victimized by the Statute of Limitations
Written by Paul Jan Zdunek, COO at Miller Kaplan, an Instructor at UCLA and a Partner at Tipping Point Strategists. Paul is proud to be an advocate for SOL reform and for legislative change in Maryland. **Content warning: this blog may contain content that could trigger some readers.** My...
Advancing the Right to Education in 2024 and Beyond
Torah Bontrager was born and raised traditional Amish and escaped at age 15. In 2018, she founded The Amish Heritage Foundation, which is a nonprofit committed to empowering Amish women and children through education past the 8th grade and fostering public awareness about the crises hidden in...
Stop Prioritizing Powerful Institutions and Focus on the Safety of the Children
By Liz Goldman, 1/29/2023 Liz Goldman, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in women’s mental health care and currently serves as a Clinical Associate faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Goldman’s story has been told in the film Silent No More. This blog was...
On Educational Neglect – Amanda Lorentson’s CHILD USA Story
This blogpost was written for CHILD USA by Amanda Lorentson, a survivor of educational neglect. Despite the immense obstacles in her path, Amanda went on to attend an Ivy League law school and is currently an attorney for Kline & Specter, a prestigious law firm in Philadelphia. With this blog...
Oversexualization in Hollywood: Brooke Shields
Written by Kelsey Bryner and Sarah Bousquet Kelsey Bryner is Development Director at CHILD USA and Sarah Bousquet is a CHILD USA Research & Development Intern. Â Â Â Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields highlights a phenomenon that has long plagued American culture: the oversexualization of children....
How Writing Poetry Helped Me Reckon with Child Sexual Abuse
This essay was written for CHILD USA by Phil Goldstein. Phil Goldstein is a poet, journalist and content marketer. His debut poetry collection, How to Bury a Boy at Sea, is being released by Stillhouse Press in April. His poetry has been nominated for a Best of the Net award and has appeared in or...
The Living: My Story of Narrative Justice
This essay was written for CHILD USA by Kimberly Ann Priest. Kimberly Ann Priest is an autistic writer, and author of Slaughter the One Bird, finalist for the American Best Book Awards, as well as chapbooks The Optimist Shelters in Place, Parrot Flower, and Still Life. Winner of the New American...
Reducing the Stigma Around Being a Male Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse
This essay was written for CHILD USA by Phil Goldstein. Phil Goldstein is a poet, journalist and content marketer. His debut poetry collection, How to Bury a Boy at Sea, is being released by Stillhouse Press in April. His poetry has been nominated for a Best of the Net award and has appeared in or...