Working in the field of human services in Massachusetts for the past 3 years has given me an understanding of the vast way in which community problems are intertwined. There are so many topics to discuss when it comes to looking at a community as a whole and breaking it down into manageable pieces. The purpose of the organization I work for on Cape Cod is to prevent child abuse and neglect by supporting families and building resources in the region. Through our work, we engage various social issues that a person may face. From family dynamics, domestic violence, poverty,…
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More Than Talk: Approaching Child Sexual Abuse as a Public Health Problem
Many disturbing things occur that we wish didn’t take place. We worry, we discuss, we wonder why. How can this happen when I just want the world to be a good place? Why does something like this go on when it seems like everyone I know is just as bothered as I am by these problems? What we often fail to realize is that everything happens within an environment that supports it and allows it to occur, grow, or even flourish. A plant without water or sunlight, no matter how much it is a plant, will die because it does…