Invisible Girls: The Truth about Sexual Abuse

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Seal Press, 2005 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 233 pages
Dr. Patti Feuereisen has been working with teenage girls for twenty-five years and has been a pioneer in helping abused girls find their voices. What she discovered in listening to hundreds of girls was not only that sexual abuse of young girls is in fact epidemic, but if the abuse can be processed when girls are still young—in their teens and early twenties—remarkable healing can take place. Girls and young women who are given an opportunity to speak out will most often go on to thrive as adults; without such an opportunity the traumatic effects of their abuse will often continue to cause them difficulty long into adulthood.

Invisible Girlsweaves together powerful first-person narratives with gentle guidance and seasoned insights to help girls through the maze of feelings that swirl around the abuse experience. This gives every young woman who struggles with the scars of sexual abuse the courage that comes from knowing that she is not alone, while other girls come out from behind the veil of secrecy to become vibrant, healthy, and whole.

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About the author (2005)

Dr. Patti Feuereisen has a private practice in Brooklyn, New York. She is a consultant with R.A.I.N.N. (Rape and Incest National Network) and has worked with schools, and the medical and legal communities of New York.

Caroline Pincus has been developing and collaborating on nonfiction books for more than 20 years. She lives in San Francisco.

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