How Long Does it Hurt?: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families (JOSSEY BASS SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE SERIES) - Softcover

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CYNTHIA L. MATHER is a survivor of sexual abuse and incest, and speaks at schools, colleges, and churches across the country about child and teenage sexual abuse. KRISTINA E. DEBYE, L.C.S.W.-C., A.C.S.W., D.C.S.W., is coordinator of the nationally acclaimed Baltimore County Sexual Abuse Treatment Program and maintains a private practice in Maryland. She is an educator and clinician.

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How Long Does It Hurt? written by an incest survivor for future survivors, is a step-by-step guide that speaks directly to sexually abused teenagers about coming to grips with what is happening to them and overcoming the isolation, confusion, and self-doubt they feel. With straight-forward language and hands-on information, this book provides a variety of real options for escaping abusive situations, taking control of their lives, and beginning the healing process. Based on actual case studies and person-to-person interviews with adolescent survivors, the authors address with candor and warmth the tough and most fundamental questions and issues that abused teens face, including

• what is sexual abuse and incest, and am I a victim?
• who do I tell, and what will happen to me and my family
• what happens in court and how do I get what is best for me?
• how do I stand up to friends, family members, and others who tell me I'm making it all up?
• will I ever recover and have a happy, normal life?