Wife and I are now in the Child Protective Services database in Colorado after someone observed bruises and blisters on our three year old and spoke to a 'mandatory reporter' about it. I want to know what is retained in the record/database, how long is it retained, and who can access it. My own attorney was not helpful in answering these questions.
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posted by anonymous
on May 6, 2013 -
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I am at a point where I really would like to cut my mother off my life. Am I a scumbag?
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posted by ADent
on Mar 22, 2013 -
62 answers
Give me your tried-and-true tips on eating (consistently and healthily) when anxious.
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posted by pinetree
on Sep 8, 2012 -
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I'm finally processing the reality of being a victim of online enticement by a child predator. Besides therapy, are there any good resources for helping deal with the shame?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 21, 2012 -
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One of my parents comes from a difficult family situation. I have always assumed there was significant abuse and violence in the family; my parent has always denied that this was the case. Another family member has now confirmed my suspicions, and I'm looking for resources to learn more about the impact on my generation of adult children and our children of this sort of legacy of violence - where my generation was not directly victimized but grew up with parents who were.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 18, 2012 -
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Where in Portland, Oregon can I find a female therapist specializing in treating victims of long-term abuse, starting from early childhood?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 10, 2011 -
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Neighbor behavior filter: I hear my neighbor's baby (definitely a baby) crying. I hear the sound of a man yelling things like "shut up" or "stop crying". And then I hear the sound of a smack. This makes me feel horrified. But is it any of my business to try to help?
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posted by your mom's a sock puppet
on May 25, 2011 -
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I am now an independent adult. The schools in question are in Massachusetts, USA. The time period in question is the 1980’s. I am asking about record retention guidelines in cases of suspected child sexual abuse.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 15, 2011 -
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I need to find a therapist in San Francisco who treats men who were sexually abused as children.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 25, 2011 -
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What organizations deserve my money to prevent child abuse and ameliorate the consequences?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 19, 2011 -
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There is a very small, but still nonzero, chance that my brother-in-law might be a pedophile. I have a toddler daughter who is very close to her aunt. How can I tactfully gather more information about this, and how should I handle it with my family?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 5, 2010 -
59 answers
What are some of the effects of long term child abuse?
What methods are used to help adults recovers from the effects of said
child abuse?
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posted by Brandon Blatcher
on Oct 28, 2009 -
22 answers
How does an adult find a lawyer to sue an abusive step-parent more than a decade after the fact?
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 15, 2009 -
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I'm a 27 year old female dealing with PTSD from extreme childhood abuse and psychoanalysis is not working. I've read previous AskMe questions, but would like more feedback from people who have had EMDR therapy. I'm also wondering if anyone has any advice on mild dissociation.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 30, 2009 -
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Asking for a patron: self-help books about coping with a spouse's NON-SEXUAL abuse as a child?
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posted by Rykey
on Dec 21, 2008 -
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The little girl who lives upstairs is subjected to frequent verbal abuse, drug use, and occasional physical violence, though she's not being physically or verbally abused herself. How should I help her?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 5, 2008 -
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My mom's quasi-incestuous behavior towards my younger brother seriously squicks me out. Is her behavior actually quasi-inscestuous? And what should I do?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 14, 2008 -
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My stepfather abused my sister a few weeks ago. She walked out of the house, but then reconciled a week later. What should I do?
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posted by anonymous
on May 21, 2007 -
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How do you make sure grandparents stay out of the picture? I'd like to be a parent someday and of course successfully protect my child from harm. This would mean raising him or her without contact with my family. My greatest fear is someone forcing grandparent/other relative visitation somehow: is this even possible? Looking for opinions, anecdotes, articles, legal precedents, books, websites etc. that deal with this situation...
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 5, 2007 -
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Child abuse - how to cope with it and how can someone get closure and ensure that the culprit never does anything like it ever again?
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posted by longbaugh
on Oct 4, 2006 -
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This evening at a gathering of neighbors, I heard a disturbing story. The neighbor's ex-girlfriend has a brother who was sent to prison for raping her daughter when the child was 2-3 years old. The brother is now out of jail and living with his mother - the child's grandmother. When the girlfriend goes out, she takes all of her children and drops them off at the grandmother - which is where the child rapist lives.
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 1, 2005 -
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