Charities or programs benefiting emotionally abused children?
What would be good to donate to? Charities? Shelters? Other programs?
Posted May 19, 2015, 4:41 AM UTC
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I have not come across one, but I do intend to start one because many people overlook this as a serious problem. Many talented and ambitious youths are homeless or doing something that isn't their interest because of an abusive and traumatic childhood. It would be nice to let these kids know that they have somewhere to go and start up the healing process. Imo it will really help them restructure their lives. Thank you grimpaper, for your concern. This is hope <3
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Big Brothers Big Sisters (US) tries to pair neglected and/or abused children with non toxic adults so they have access to a good role model and some support and validation.
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I don't have any links, but I think organizations trying to increase awareness of emotional abuse and its damage would be best.
People rarely get validation for their emotional and verbal abuse as children.
People have a hierarchy in their heads of "worst" to "least worst" abuse and it usually goes:
Sexual abuse - horrible, kill the abuser
Physical abuse - really bad, except sometimes, when it's understandable.
Emotional abuse - not really a thing, just mean parents.
This hierarchy is based on an adult perception of the world. I.E.: if I, as an adult woman, were walking down the street and a stranger man either:
I would definitely be more upset about him raping me than slapping me, and more upset about him slapping me than swearing at me.
This is how people develop a hierarchy in their head about worse versus less worse abuse.
But to a child, this hierarchy does not exist, because all abuse is about the violation of boundaries, the helplessness of the child in preventing the violation of these boundaries, and the instinctual understanding the child has that such violations indicate the caregiver's explicit desire to work directly against the survival of the child. When the child knows his/her life is dependent on the caregiver, the caregiver demonstrating - in any way - that he or she is motivated to work against that survival - that is at the heart of what makes child abuse so traumatic.
So I think donating to any organization just trying to get out awareness of emotional abuse and its devastating affects on victims, would be the most helpful. People who may not otherwise seek out help, will be more aware of the necessity of seeking out that help, and will get the validation they are so often not extended.