Street Kid: One Child's Desperate Fight for Survival

After a childhood lived in terror, in 1994, Judy was presented with an Unsung Heroes Award for her charity work with street children in South Africa. Her moving story came to light after Judy was interviewed by John Peel on BBC's Home Truths . This title offers the story of her early years, a story of a child who refused to give up.

One October night in 1975, Richard, aged five, was alone with his sisters. Their mother didn't return home as she became the victim of a killer and from that moment their childhoods were destroyed. They lived a life without love or support, until one day in the late Nineties when Richard decided that no one was going to rescue their lives but him.

This important book is designed to promote and stimulate an information exchange about the problem of domestic violence. Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Current Issues in Research, Intervention, Prevention and Policy Development presents an international perspective on the legal and mental health issues related to the impact of violence on children.

The devastating account of three sisters, torn apart and forced to suffer abuse and exploitation at the hands of a community that robbed them of their childhood. They reveal three lives, separate but entwined, that have experienced unspeakable horror, unrelenting loyalty and unforgettable courage.

Bobby and Micky are controlled from beyond the grave by their evil father. Mina has Downs Syndrome and is desperate to be like everyone else. Sylvie is being pimped by her father. Larry and Francey are scarcely human after an upbringing of cruelty. This story is about how one man tried to give hope and a future to these wounded children.

Summarizes the major inquiries intochild sexual abuse. It includes 35 reports available since 1973, which are examined and set in their social context.

Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls. This book draws on this revolutionary legacy, feminism and post-structuralism to critically examine perceptions of women, girls and child abuse in psychology, psychiatry and the mass media, and to re-evaluate mainstream and feminist approaches to this subject.

Tells the true story of a 4-year old girl who fell into the power of a man whose evil knew no bounds. She encountered terrifying mental and physical torture from her psychopathic stepfather for a period of 17 years until she managed to break free, her spirit still unbroken.

Examines the effects of sexual abuse on the emotional and sexual life of men, including their sense of self and their personal relationships. This book shows that certain reactions are specific to male victims as they attempt to preserve their physical integrity and conceptions of masculinity.