How Long Does It Hurt: A Guide to Recovery from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends and Their Families
by Cynthia L. Mather with Kristina E. Debye
Description: How Long Does It Hurt is a step by step guide for teenagers who are being sexually abused. The authors present concrete and practical advice on many crucial issues, including:
- Knowing who to tell
- Getting safe
- Dealing with friends
- Becoming comfortable with your sexuality
- Going to court
- Living with your family after you tell and ultimately
- Surviving the trauma of sexual abuse.
Teens learn to overcome their feelings of isolation, confusion and self doubt.
In Love and In Danger: A Teen's Guide to Breaking Free of Abusive Relationships
by Barrie Levy
Description: In Love and In Danger describes the experiences of teens who have had abusive dating relationships and gives advice on how to end the cycle of abuse and forge healthy and loving, violence-free relationships. This accessible book shows teens how to identify abusive relationships -- emotional, physical, and sexual -- and how to leave them. The author provides facts about dating violence, the differences between healthy and addictive love, resources for help, and more.
Invisible Girls: The Truth About Sexual Abuse by Patti Feuereisen
www.girlthrive.com
Description: Dr. Patti Feuereisen has been working with teenage girls for twenty-five years and has been a pioneer in helping abused girls find their voices. What she discovered in listening to hundreds of girls was not only that sexual abuse of young girls is in fact epidemic, but if the abuse can be processed when girls are still young-in their teens and early twenties-remarkable healing can take place. Girls and young women who are given an opportunity to speak out will most often go on to thrive as adults; without such an opportunity the traumatic effects of their abuse will often continue to cause them difficulty long into adulthood.
Invisible Girls weaves together powerful first-person narratives with gentle guidance and seasoned insights to help girls through the maze of feelings that swirl around the abuse experience. This gives every young woman who struggles with the scars of sexual abuse the courage that comes from knowing that she is not alone, while other girls come out from behind the veil of secrecy to become vibrant, healthy, and whole.
It Happened to Me: A Teen's Guide to Overcoming Sexual Abuse by William Lee Carter
Description: At least one in four girls and one in seven boys endure some form of sexual abuse. And most of these sexual trauma survivors find the early adult years are crucial for recovery. During this time they have the best combination of motivation, capacity for insight, and support to begin the process of healing. Written by a psychologist who works with sexually abused teens, It Happened to Me helps young adults reflect on what happened, examine its impact on their lives, and begin to develop healthy relationships.
