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...
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...
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...
How many children experience child sexual abuse (CSA) in the United States? This question has been difficult for researchers to answer definitively, in part due to delayed disclosure arising from trauma, shame, and humiliation. For over 20 years, various organizations including CHILD USA have...
Professor Leslie C. Griffin is a Boyd Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the William S. Boyd School of Law. Reading  history reminds us that the Roman Catholic Church, like other organizations, repeatedly covered up sexual abuse, defending the abusers instead of protecting...
On May 17th, the American Law Institute (ALI)—a non-profit organization composed of influential legal experts— will vote on sweeping revisions to the Model Penal Code which, if adopted by state legislatures, will put children at risk, according to the nation's leading nonprofit think tank...
The latest inflammatory rhetoric being thrown around in the political culture wars has put a spotlight on child sexual abuse (CSA), with partisans using the term “grooming” to attack political opponents. This is very dangerous and harmful to the movement bringing awareness to the prevalence of...
This post was co-authored by CHILD USA Executive Director Jillian Ruck and Carter Timon, MBDS. Florida has led the way, but other states are following suit, introducing “Don’t Say Gay” bills that unfortunately make children’s needs second to culture war politics.  It is time for school...
Millions of Americans tuned in for March Madness last month—a time-honored tradition that celebrates the talents of impressive college athletes in the “Big Dance” of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournament. But what you didn’t see on screen or courtside was the sexual misconduct that many of these...