Steve Brown
Steve Brown, Psy.D. is a psychologist and Director of the Traumatic Stress Institute of Klingberg Family Centers and Coordinator of the Risking Connection Training Program. He is former Board chair of Stop It Now!, a leading national child sexual abuse prevention organization. He is a long-time sexuality educator/trainer and co-author of Streetwise to Sex-Wise: Sexuality Education for High Risk Youth, a sexuality education curricula used internationally by agencies and schools serving high risk youth. Go to www.stopitnow.org for many resources on what to do as an adult if you have suspicions about sexual abuse happening to a child.
What if... A Post-Penn State Fantasy About the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse
by Steve Brown, Traumatic Stress Institute
November 17, 2011 - 11:09pm (Print)
This is a story about Roxanne, a fictitious young single mother who thinks she found the man of her dreams. It turns out he is a nightmare--a child sexual predator. But after initial denial, Roxanee trusts her instincts, and protects her daughter from sexual abuse. What if this were the norm post-Penn State?
Preventing and Reporting Child Abuse: The Questions Raised by the Penn State Scandal
by Steve Brown, Traumatic Stress Institute
November 10, 2011 - 10:04pm (Print)
In any particular abuse situation there is an abuser, a victim, and (almost always) bystanders. This is true in bullying, street violence, as well as child sexual abuse. One of the most important questions that the Penn State situation, and cases like it, raise is -- what is it about the nature of intimate sexual violence that stops so many bystanders from taking action?
