Children’s Rights

Long-Term Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse Childhood sexual abuse can leave lasting, long-term effects that extend far beyond childhood. Many survivors do not fully recognize the impact of abuse until years—or even decades—later, when emotional, physical, or relational difficulties begin to surface. These effects are not a sign of weakness or failure to cope. They […]

The sexual abuse of a child is one of the most heinous crimes that someone can commit, and unfortunately, it’s more common than many of us realize. If your child has been sexually abused—whether by a teacher, family member, or stranger—you should take immediate action to hold the abuser accountable and prevent any further abuse

Child Sexual Assault and AB 218—Code of Civil Procedure 340.1 This article will provide a background and outline some important facets of the new law AB 218 from the experienced California child sexual abuse lawyers at Gomez Trial Attorneys. In 2002, the California Legislature passed childhood sexual abuse legislation Senate Bill No. 1779 creating a

Survivors of childhood sexual abuse face significant mental health and behavioral challenges in adulthood. Here, we discuss some of those challenges, and the avenues available to sexual abuse survivors seeking compensation from their abusers. What Research Tells Us About the Long-Term Effects of Sexual Abuse Researchers have long studied the effects of childhood sexual abuse

The prevalence of cyberbullying has exploded in recent years. With new mediums and modes of communication come new opportunities for people to suffer through mistreatment. People can make use of social media, texting, message boards and video sharing among other things to humiliate and harm others. To date, most people who have looked at cyberbullying

[profileleft][/profileleft]As awful as the entire concept of child sex trafficking is, it’s always good to know when law enforcement puts a stop to it.  The unfortunate reality of the situation is that child sex trafficking happens all over the world.  The United States is not free of this problem.  It’s up to everyone – law

[profileleft][/profileleft]As we’ve discussed recently, October is National Bullying Prevention Month.  We’re going to continue to focus on this serious problem by bringing as much awareness to it as possible.  Wallethub.com recently released a report that ranks states in terms of their bullying problems.  The report contains several interesting and troubling pieces of information.  The more

[profileleft][/profileleft]The public would be outraged if researchers announced that injuries related to a toy had jumped 1,100 percent in four years.  That’s exactly what happened between 2010 and 2014 in the United States at trampoline parks.  According to a recent study, the problem of trampoline park injuries is getting much worse very quickly.  Parents whose

[profileleft][/profileleft]The Internet has changed the world in just about every way imaginable.  Our lives are extremely different from what the average person did on a daily basis even 20 years ago.  With the Internet has come a lot of important progress.  The Internet also has its share of downsides.  When everything can be done faster