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PATHWAYS TO HOPE:  HEALING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES, NAMING THE HURT, PART I 

PATHWAYS TO HOPE:  WALKING IN HOPE, PART 2

Presenters: Kimber Evensen, Diane Payne

Abstract Category: Diversity

Instruction Level: Beginner

Presentation: Not Provided

Description:      

"Pathways to Hope: Healing Child Sexual Abuse" is a video by and for Native people about child sexual abuse.  During Part I we will discuss some of the unique challenges  Native people face when addressing child sexual abuse.  In Part II we will share and discuss some of the strategies Native communities can work with toward ending denial and silence about child sexual abuse.

Abstract:

During Part I, we will share a video developed by and for Alaska Natives to promote "Pathways to Hope" for Native people that have been affected by child sexual abuse and discuss some of the unique challenges  Native people face when addressing child sexual abuse. 

During Part II, we will share and discuss some of the strategies Native communities can work with toward ending denial and silence about child sexual abuse.  We will also discuss some of the other initiatives that have been developed to strengthen partnerships and understandings between the child abuse response system, including Child Advocacy Centers, and community based support for service providers, child abuse survivors and tools for Tribal governments toward improving outcomes for Native child abuse victims.  The video represents more than 45 hours of interviews with child sexual abuse survivors, tribal leaders, service providers and elders.