How Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Can Inadvertently Get Victimized Twice

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dc.contributor.authorDaniel Pollack & Daniel F. Monahan
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-01T16:59:29Z
dc.date.available2021-12-01T16:59:29Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractChild sexual abuse survivors can sometimes get victimized twice. First, they get abused. The second time may be by their own parent(s). By focusing more on a civil lawsuit to collect a sizable settlement or jury 2 award instead of their child’s mental health, the parent may inadvertently or callously display indifference to their own child. As a result, the child may be retraumatized, sometimes feeling that their own actions contributed to their abuse. This is not, of course, to say that civil lawsuits are inappropriate in such circumstances. They may not be frivolous, but neither may they merit being brought. Nor is it about meeting the burden of proof. The point to emphasize is that the pursuit of such a lawsuit must be done with maximum regard for the child survivor. The key question: Will the lawsuit have a net beneficial therapeutic effect or a traumatizing effect?en_US
dc.identifier.citationPollack, D., & Monahan, D. F. (2021, November 10). How Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Can Inadvertently Get Victimized Twice. New York Law Journal.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5277
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherNew York Law Journalen_US
dc.subjectcommentaryen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectsecondary victimizationen_US
dc.subjectdamage awarden_US
dc.subjectcourten_US
dc.subjectjusticeen_US
dc.titleHow Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Can Inadvertently Get Victimized Twiceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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