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Berry, Jack, Unjustified Damnation.
Every day thousands of parents, teachers and others whose
professions or activities bring them into contact with children,
are falsely accused of sex crimes or child abuse. (That's 7,000
false charges a day.) It continues at this alarming rate to
be the weapon of choice in a battle between divorcing couples.
Accusation is tantamount to conviction. All it takes is an
anonymous phone call or letter. Due to the nature of the crime,
the conviction rate is the highest percentage of all offenses.
Judges and juries are quick to convict, and at many times, judges
allow courtroom procedures that would be disallowed in other
cases, even murder. This is a compelling account of one man's
valiant effort to prove his innocence. He found that overwhelming
ecidence was not enough. We was unfortunate enough to be accused
of a crime so repulsive, so hideous, that just to be accused, made
him guilty in the eyes of virtually everyone. It made no
difference that he was a renowned entertainer. It made no
difference that it was impossible to physically commit the crime.
It made no difference that there was no tangible evidence. Most
frightening of all, it made no difference that he was two thousand
miles away at the time. This is a chilling, compelling and
disturbing book that makes us wonder what's happened to justice in
this society where the press and tabloids and distorted laws rule.
A Berry Book JimJac Publishing, Menstuff, PO Box 26131,
Akron, OH 44319 (Mention you learned about it through us -
see our address at the bottom of this page.) JimJacPub@aol.com
1999 ISBN 0-9664385-3-1 Buy
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Blanco, Jodee, Please Stop Laughing at
Me: One woman's inspirational story. While other kids
were daydreaming about dances, first kisses, and college, the
author was just trying to figure out how to get from homeroom to
study hall without being taunted or spit upon as she walked
through the halls. This powerful, unforgettable memoir chronicles
how one child was shunned - and even physically abused - by her
classmates from elementary school through high school. It is an
unflinching look at what it means to be the outcast, how even the
most loving parents can get it all wrong, why schools are often
unable to prevent disaster and how bullying has been misunderstood
and mishandled by the mental health community. You will be
shocked, moved, and ultimately inspired by this harrowing tale of
survival against insurmountable odds. This vivid story will open
your eyes to the harsh realities and long-term consequences of
bullying - and how all of us can make a difference in the lives of
teens today. Adams Media Corp, www.adamsmedia.com,
2003, ISBN 1-58062-836-2 
Related issue: Bullying
Gil, Eliana, Outgrowing the Pain: A book for
& about children, Dell, 1983
Hoffman, Richard, Half the House: A
book of unsparing and at times brutal candor...reminding us of the
fragility of childhood and the costs it exacts upon the adults we
become. The headlines that followed the hardcover publication
of this unflinching memoir testify to its
power: "Poet's memoirs lead to arrest of alleged child
molester," "Author's writing on abuse brings new victims
forward," In a new afterward, the author writes about
the events his book set in motion, the cries for help he received
from men across the country, and the talk he had with an
eleven-year-old boy who thanked him "for making it
stop." Against the backdrop of post-World War II,
blue-collar America, this book depicts a family's struggles to
care for two terminally ill children, recounts the sexual abuse to
which the author, at age ten, was subjected by his coach, and
explores the ways in which grief and rage estrange those who need
each other most. A testament to the healing power of truth
telling, this "spare, poignant" memoir "offers heartening
evidence...of the human capacity to endure and
prevail." Harbourt Brace & Co, 1996
Hutchison, Sandra B, Pain Unspeakable:
Effects of and Interventions for Childhood Trauma from Infancy
Through Adolescence. Help children through the worst times of
their young lives. This book explores an array of trauma-related
topics pertaining to children of all ages from a variety of
cultures and countries. This vital tool covers the various ego
stages of child development and addresses how each one is affected
by traumatic experiences. It also provides you with an extensive
list of organizations and crisis hotline numbers as well as
recommended reading, video, and curricula resources. This
easy-to-read resource serves as a readily available reference for
caregivers - professional or otherwise - who work with or
encounter a child who has been traumatized. Haworth Maltreatment
& Trauma Press, www.haworthpress.com,
2005, ISBN 0-7890-2428-4 
Kagan, Richard, Real Life
Heroes: A life storybook for children. This book is
designed to help chlidren become heroes in their own lives. It
especially helps traumatized children move from painful or
fractured memories to a more positive perspective by drawing
strength from the supportive people in their lives to safely face
and overcome hardships. This innovative workbook uses a creative
arts approach that encourages children to work with caring adults
to develop autobiographies through a wide range of activities,
including drawings, music, movies, and narrative. The results
foster positive values and a sense of pride in children as they
form a stronger bond with caring and committed adults as
protection against the adversity and stressors that exist in
everyday life. Haworth Press, www.haworthpress.com,
2004 ISBN 0-7890-2164-1 
Knight, Robert Blackburn with Mark Falstein,
The Insiders: A man's recovery from traumatic
childhood abuse. The pseudonymous author had everything a man
could want: intelligence, physical strength, financial
security, close friends, a loving girlfriend, a home in the most
beautiful part of California. But he also had mysterious physical
and emotional pains. And he had the Insiders. These
subpersonalities knew the story. They kept the secrets and held
the pain. As he went through therapy, they emerged, told their
stories, and helped him face the brutal, ongoing sexual abuse by
his parents that had made his childhood a nightmare of terror,
shame and pain. Few male survivors of sexual abuse have spoken out
to tell their stories. This book breaks the silence. This
passionanately honest book is a unique resource for therapists,
abuse survivors, and the people who love them. It also discusses
essential concepts in understanding abuse survivors,
including: inflating versus deflating abuse, the emotional
triangle of fear, sadness and anger, post-traumatic decline,
attachment disorders, repressed, recovered, narrative and
procedural memory, somatization, and dissociation, ego stats and
subpersonalities. Haworth Press, www.haworthpress.com,
2002, ISBN 0-7890-1065-8 
Middelton-Moz, Jane, Children of
Trauma: Rediscovering your discarded self, Health
Communications, 1989
St Clair, Moriah S., Abused Beyond
Words: Ritual compassion. The healing journey of reclaiming
our inner power and peace by speaking the unspeakable truth,
Moriah S. St. Clair. Behind our various histories, we are all
basically the same because we laugh, we cry, we want to love and
be loved, and we want to make a real difference in this world. You
need not have been abused to relate to what it feels like to be
abandoned or betrayed, to feel frightened or enraged, to question
God or doubt yourself. This psycho-spiritual exploration and
compelling true story of a cult abuse survivor speaks to you from
the heart with candor, wisdom, profound insight, and compassion.
It reveals an eye-opening look at a world of taboos hidden by
secrecy and the impact on the lives of everyone it touches. This
is the definitive book on incest, ritual and cult abuse, and how
to heal from any emotional trauma. Whether you are a survivor,
survivor's spouse, lover, friend or family, therapist, medical
professional, child-care provider, legal advocate, teacher, parent
or concerned citizen - and whether you have been abused or not -
this book will provide you with greater insight, support,
empowerment, and effective, transforming tools. Pathways United
Publishers, www.pathwaysunited.com,1998
Hardcover ISBN 1-892268-02-7 Buy
this book! or soft cover ISBN 1-892268-01-9 Buy
this book!
St. Clair, Moriah S, 365 Empowering Ways
to Move Beyond Abuse: A daily healing companion for
survivors. The power to make a difference is in your hands
right now. Those of us who have felt the pain of any kind of
abuse, know that such wounding is both deep and pervasive -
touching many aspects of our lives. Because of this, our healing
process invites us to profoundly address much of our lives. There
is a time for remembering, feeling, getting clear, letting go and
moving on. This book is here to help with all of these healing
phases. This book is here to be your daily companion to achieve
wholeness and well-being. There is a place in our hearts where we
compassionately touch the truth. This book will meet you there.
Pathways United Publications, www.pathwaysunited.com
2000 ISBN 1-89226-804-3 Buy
this book!
Sycamore, Mattilda and Matt Bernstein,
editor, Dangerous Families: Queer
writing on surviving. This book consists entirely of writing
by survivors of childhood abuse. That's right - no therapists
analyzing our plight, no talk-show hosts exploiting us - just
survivors, exploring our complicated, frightening, and fulfilling
lives. These stories dispense with the usual technique of
carefully massaging the reader's fragile worldview before plunging
this unsuspecting innocent into a world of horror. They go right
to the horror, the beauty, and the joy, often throwing the reader
off guard, revealing layers of meaning before the reader can step
back. The book explores how abuse turns queer survivors - male,
female and transgendered - into healers, heartbreakers, and
homicidal maniacs, presenting brilliant stories that sear and
soar. Contributors use their own life experience to create a book
that takes back control from well-meaning "outsiders," as they
recount the daily struggle to overcome the damage done to their
minds, bodies, and spirits in a world that denies their gender,
sexual and social identities. Harrington Park Press, www.haworthpress.com,
2004, ISBN 1-56023-422-9 
Tong, Dean, Elusive Innocence: Survival
Guide for the Falsely Accused. With the rise in divorce and
child custody battles, child abuse charges (oftentimes false) have
become the weapon of choice. These false accusations rip families
apart and leave a long line of destruction in their path. This
book gives those falsely accused a vehicle for countering and
defeating abuse allegations. The author, a forensic consultant,
dispels the myths about child abuse and custody cases articulating
how everyone is one accusation away from a nightmare - and, how
difficult it is to prove one's innocence. It affords parents and
professionals from all disciplines hard-hitting facts on
everything from children's suggestibilities to Borderline
Personality Disorder. abuse-excuse.com
Huntington House, 2002 ISBN 1-56384-190-8 Buy
This Book! See also Resources
Williams, Mary Jane, Healing Hidden
Memories: Recovery for adult survivors of childhood
abuse, Health Communications, 1991Spanking does for a child's development what spousal abuse does for a marriage. -- Jordan Riak
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