How Long Does It Hurt?

THE AUTHORS 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 treatment and prevention. 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.

• Thank you xiForeword xiiiPreface to the First Edition xvPreface to the Revised Edition xviiPart One The Hurting Begins1. You’re Not Alone 32. Is What Happened Really Abuse? 133. Internet Sex Crimes 23Part Two Blowing the Whistle4. Telling 415. What Will People Say? 596. What’s Happening to Me? 667. Living with Your Family After You Tell 788. Going to Court 101Part Three Forward Motion9. Healing Is a Choice 12510. Respecting How You Survived 13811. Making Way for Your Future 15412. Forgiving: Will You or Won’t You? 17113. Sex: What It Is, What It Isn’t 180Part Four Things to Know14. What You Should Know About Offenders 20115. What Friends of Victims Should Know 21816. What Some Survivors Would Like You to Know 234Notes 249Bibliography 251Index 255The Authors 267