Considerable research has been conducted in the discipline of psychology (broadly) and trauma (in particular) on the effects of sexual violence on the emotional, mental and physical health of women and children (Herman 1992; Perry 2006). I aim to expand this discussion by labeling sexual violence as...

Children need a safe, nurturing, healthy, and stimulating environment to thrive and reach their full potential. But millions of children living in poverty don't receive enough stimulation or good nutrition in their first years of life, and poverty also makes them more likely to experience...