by UFI Blog | Jan 9, 2024 | Child Abuse, Family, Parents
January 9, 2024 By Brandy Birmingham What if your 19-month old son was taken away from you for being ½ a pound underweight (Hasan, 2019)? What if your 5-year old daughter was taken from you for telling her teacher about a dream she had about the Hulk (TRT World,...
by UFI Blog | Jun 28, 2023 | Child Abuse, Child Development, Education, Research, Values, Violence
June 28, 2023 The writer of this article wishes to remain anonymous. I am an adult survivor of childhood abuse. The effects of the abuse have stayed with me throughout my lifetime. My story is different from other survivors in some respects, but it is also the...
by UFI Blog | Jan 29, 2019 | Child Abuse, Family, Gender
United Families International: Dedicated to informing you about the issues and forces impacting the family. Contributed by Callie Black Hypothetically, if you came across a photograph of a young child posing next to a naked man, how would you react? My first reaction...
by UFI Blog | Sep 7, 2018 | Child Abuse, Pornography
By Miriam Merrill Did you know that approximately 15,000 people are trafficked in the United States annually? These horrendous statistics require great action on our part. Though it’s difficult to discuss, a little education can go a long way in the fight against...
by UFI Blog | Aug 22, 2018 | Child Abuse, Parents, Violence
By Jessie Keller It Happens When 5-year-old Janie announced to her mom on the way home from a family picnic, “Michael made me play a game I didn’t like.” Her mother became concerned. Michael was Janie’s 12-year old cousin and had not been seen most of the afternoon....
by UFI Blog | Nov 17, 2017 | Child Abuse, Family, Parents
By Elise Ellsworth In recent years neglect and other forms of child abuse have been on the rise. These include the tragic 2016 case of a young Scottish boy, Liam Fee. Little Liam was subject to continual physical abuse, had been chained up or locked in a makeshift...
