Learn About Child Sexual Abuse and Its Prevention
Sexual Abuse Safe-Child Standards in Massachusetts

By ENOUGH ABUSE®

Organizational Betrayal: How Schools Enable Sexual Misconduct and How to Stop It

By Dr. Charol Shakeshaft

Stand Up Speak Up

By Timothy Lennon

Healthy Relationships, Sexuality and Disability: Resource Guide 2013

By the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services

The Stop Child Molestation Book

by Gene G. Abel, M.D. and Nora Harlow

Sexual Abuse in America: Epidemic of the 21st Century

by Robert Freeman-Longo and Geral T. Blanchard

Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders

by Anna C. Salter, Ph.D.

Resources for Parents
Straight Talk About Child Sexual Abuse: A Prevention Guide for Parents

By ENOUGH ABUSE®

Straight Talk: A Prevention Guide for Parents of Children with Disabilities

By ENOUGH ABUSE®

End Child Molestation Child Safety Kit

By Shnell Swain, RN

SAFETY Guide for Single Parents
The S.A.F.E.T.Y. Guide for Single Parents: A Real-World Guide to Spotting Red Flags in Relationships

By Shnell Swain, RN

The Sex-Wise Parent: The Parent’s Guide to Protecting Your child, Strengthening Your Family, And Talking to Kids about Sex, Abuse and Bullying

by Janet Rosenzweig, MS, PhD, MPA

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The Well-Armored Child

by Joelle Casteix

Yes Your Kid: What Parents Need to Know About Today’s Teens and Sex

by Debby Herbenick, with Kristina Supler and Susan Stone


Children’s Books
End Child Molestation Child Safety Kit

By Shnell Swain, RN

I Said No! A Kid-To-Kid Guide to Keeping Private Parts Private

By Kimberly King

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A Kids Book About Sexual Abuse

By Evelyn Yang

Your WHOLE Body: From Your Head to Your Toes, and EVERYTHING In Between!

Written by Lizzie DeYoung Charbonneau 

Illustrated by Misha Iver

Amazing You!

by Gail Saltz, Lynne Avril Cravath

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Those Are My Private Parts

by Diane Hansen

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My Body…My Choice

by Shirley Paceley, Illustrated by Annette Russo Penhallegon

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I Love You So Much That…

by Kathy Picard Illustrated by D. Louise Nicholson

My Body is Special and Private

by Adrianne Simeone


“All About Penises” and “All About Vulvas and Vaginas”

By Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller

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Everyone’s Got a Bottom

Written by Tess Rowley

Illustrated by Jodi Edwards

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Monty’s Day in Court

By Jessica Miles, Illustrated by Gina Dee

Children on the Front Lines of Justice: Report Sexual Abuse and Survive the Criminal Trial 

By Eliza Sultan

Healing & Support
Not Child's Play: An Anthology on Brother-Sister Incest
Not Child’s Play: An Anthology on Brother-Sister Incest

Edited by Risa Shaw, PhD

Just Before Dawn
Just Before Dawn: Trauma Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Victimization

By Jan Hindman

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The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

By Ellen Bass and Laura Davis

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence–from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror

By Judith Herman, MD


Memoirs by Survivors

The Home I knew
The Home I Know: A Liberation Story

By Josephine A. Lauren

Life with my idiot family
Life with My Idiot Family: A True Story of Survival, Courage and Justice over Childhood Sexual abuse

By Kathy and Gary Picard

Healing My Life from Incest to JOY
Healing My Life from Incest to Joy

By Donna Jenson

The Invisible Key: Unlocking the Mystery of My Chronic Pain

By Maria Socolof

Change your shoes, live your greatest life
Change Your Shoes, Live Your Greatest Life

By Kathy Andersen

Suffering in Silence: Male Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) Survivorship 

By Nick Middaugh

Foriving the Nightmare
Forgiving the Nightmare

By Mark Sowersby

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Half the House: A Memoir

By Richard Hoffman

Memory Slips: A Memoir of Music and Healing 

By Linda Katherine Cutting

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How to Bury a Boy at Sea

By Phil Goldstein

Toy Cars
Toy Cars: One Man’s Journey From Trauma to Triumph

By Nathan Spiteri

Fallout: Memoir of a Freckle Face Freak

By Nancy Dahlhauser


Fiction
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Davy Wallace

by Drew Bowen

Poetry
Having the opportunity to peacefully exist
Having the Opportunity to Peacefully Exist

by Elizabeth Shane

Learn more: visit our Key National Reports on Child Sexual Abuse webpage.