A Child Called ‘It’ - A story of a child abuse SURVIVOR

Pelzer is the survivor of the third worst case of child-abuse in California’s history, a case he vividly recalls in A Child Called “It”. Here he tells of a childhood so horrific and, at times, so nauseating that while reading I found myself praying that there was a hell so Pelzer’s parents could rot in it for all eternity. And not just hell, mind you, but a special place in hell designed specifically for people like this, a level of hell beyond anything Dante could imagine.

The tale starts with The Rescue, March 5, 1973. Having had his head smashed into the kitchen counter that morning for some minor offense, the 12-year-old Dave is sent to the school nurse upon arriving at school. It is a familiar routine for the child; he lies to the nurse about the bruise on his head, spouting the ridiculous explanation his mother has instructed him to recite. The nurse, once again, doesn’t believe him and checks her file on the boy. Bruises, cuts, malnutrition, and, of course, the stab wound: it’s quite a thick file....(to read more - click on link)

http://www.haltnow.ca/resources/books-and-educational-material.html

‘Too Asian’? (Cultural Bullying)

http://www.haltnow.ca/resources/documents-and-downloads/cat_view/57-bullying/97-cultural-bullying/98-asian-cultural-bullying.html

Worries that efforts in the U.S. to limit enrollment of Asian students in top universities may migrate to Canada

by Stephanie Findlay and Nicholas Köhler

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Complete information on Domestic Violence

http://www.haltnow.ca/category-list.html

1  Myths and Facts about Domestic Violence 

2  Domestic Violence - Definition 

3  Domestic Violence - Introduction 

4  Domestic Violence - Adult Victims 

5  Domestic Violence - Sexual Abuse 

6  Domestic Violence - Who is an Abuser / Batterer 

7  Domestic Violence - Children Victims 

8  Domestice Violence - Government and the Law 

9  Domestic Violence - Types of Domestic Abuse 

10  Domestic Violence - Emotional Abuse 

11  Domestic Violence - Physical Abuse 

12  Domestic Violence - Stalking / Cyberstalking Abuse 

13  Domestic Violence - Psychological Abuse 

14  Domestic Violence - Economic Abuse / Financial Abuse 

15  Other Types of Forms and Tactics of Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence 

16  Domestic Violence - Causes of Domestic Violence 

17  Long-Term Consequences of Domestic Violence 

18  Support and Help for Victims of Domestic Violence 

19  Domestic Violence - Economic / Societal Consequences 

20  Recognizing the Signs of Domestic Violence 

Bully free world

I came across a new website that is designed to help stop bullying, abuse and domestic violence.  Please let me know your thoughs.
http://www.haltnow.ca/