A young boy in a read winter jacket and boots and an orange hat rides on a bike while his parents walk behind him. His mom is carrying a younger child while his dad steadies the bike.

Raising Resilient Kids – Teaching Consent, Self-Efficacy, and Boundaries at all Ages – Part 2

Jamie SnellMay 30, 2022Leave a comment

Today we’re talking about school-age kids. They’re older, they’re starting to seek more independence in their daily tasks…

A man and woman play with a young boy in the field, the woman holding him as he looks at a soccer ball

Raising Resilient Kids – Teaching Consent, Self-Efficacy, and Boundaries at all Ages – Part 1

Jamie SnellMay 9, 2022Leave a comment

There’s no perfect formula

Most, if not all, of us, have children in our lives whom we...

The Motivation-Facilitation Model of Sexual Offending

Kevin AyramFebruary 7, 20225 Comments

Child sexual abuse has been a significant and relevant issue for a long time worldwide. Hence some theoretical models and scientific research have been developed regarding...

Stigma makes it more difficult to fight CSA

Noah BerlatskyDecember 13, 20216 Comments

When Prostasia Foundation first published my interview with researcher Allyn Walker about their book A Long, Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and Their Pursuit of...

“That stigma itself can lead to harm,” an interview with researcher and author Allyn Walker

Noah BerlatskyNovember 7, 202116 Comments

Allyn Walker is an assistant professor at Old Dominion University in the Department of Sociology and criminal justice. Their research focuses on institutional harms,...

A conversation about the social media attacks on Prostasia

Noah BerlatskyOctober 10, 20215 Comments

Early in September Prostasia was the center of a social media firestorm on Twitter. The attacks started with opponents of sex workers, but soon spread across the political...

Retraumatization and cultural context

Jamie SnellSeptember 27, 20213 Comments

Twenty years ago, the Kaiser Permanente Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Study revolutionized our understanding of trauma’s impact on survivors of abuse. Today, more...