14 March 2014
Ms. Foundation for Women Fellow Lindsay Rosenthal speaks out about child sexual abuse and girls in the juvenile justice system in today's New York Times (March 14, 2014). Responding to an article about access to health care for incarcerated people, Lindsay shines a light on the particular obstacles that girl in the juvenile justice system face -- especially those who are victims and survivors of child sexual abuse.
It's getting to a point where the victim is being treated as the criminal - for causing their own violations against them!
ReplyDeleteOne college dean told a girl [after being raped] that "We need to search for the sin in your life in order to understand why you brought this on yourself"
[Really!.....?]