Author Archives: Tautoko Mai

Instead they thought something is wrong with them and with their way of thinking. They became angry and frustrated with themselves for being depressed without obvious reasons, having anxiety attacks that don’t make any sense, and for being ‘utterly defective’. What some professionals easily overlook is that the ‘average’ person does not link her/his emotionalContinue reading “Bay of plenty sexual harm support”

Research also found that “women and men are at risk… perpetrators are predominantly men and usually known rather than strangers” plus “a significant increase in the proportion of cases of abuse of men with learning disabilities reported” was noted. However, despite increased awareness/information on adult abuse, service agencies have not developed coordinated systems for reportingContinue reading “Sexual Abuse – Sibling”

A number of victims will have communication difficulties whilst others fear disbelief; further, feelings of guilt and shame or a lack of approachable and trustworthy people to whom they can discuss abuse especially where abusers are within positions of trust/authority will be likely to impact upon disclosure. Mencap write that abusers tend to be maleContinue reading “All about Sexual Abuse”

A big obstacle to recovery is that often survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) do not know that the problems they have are related to past experiences of CSA. In fact, in my research 60% of the participants did not link their mental health problems to their history of sexual abuse. They were completely unawareContinue reading “Linking Sexual Abuse to Mental Health Problems”

Beware of anyone who wants to be with your children more than you do. It surrounds us; everywhere. It acknowledges no boundaries, geographic or cultural. It’s insidious and, at its extreme, life threatening. Fighting it is ridiculously simple, yet inexplicably avoided. Child sexual abuse is a criminal behavior that has always been with us andContinue reading “Keeping Your Child Safe from Sexual Abuse”

A big obstacle to recovery is that often survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) do not know that the problems they have are related to past experiences of CSA. They were completely unaware of the significant impact sexual abuse had in their emotional, physical, and mental life. Instead they thought something is wrong with themContinue reading “Sexual Abuse to Mental Health Problems”

This can be difficult to determine; it is believed sexual abuse of people (a) lack of awareness that abuse has taken place; (b) a lack of understanding by victims that they have been victimized; (c) the fear of retaliation, fear of loss of services, fear of further abuse by victims if they do report. ResearchContinue reading “Prevalence of Sexual Abuse in Those with Learning Difficulties”

This can be difficult to determine; it is believed sexual abuse of people (a) lack of awareness that abuse has taken place; (b) a lack of understanding by victims that they have been victimized; (c) the fear of retaliation, fear of loss of services, fear of further abuse by victims if they do report. ResearchContinue reading “Prevalence of Sexual Abuse in Those with Learning Difficulties”