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Societal shifts seen in acknowledging sex abuse, finding ways to address it

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Societal shifts seen in acknowledging sex abuse, finding ways to address it

July 29, 2019January 21, 2026

By Julie Asher | Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON – In her 25 years of working with sexual trauma issues, Eileen Dombo said, "our culture has shifted" in terms of believing people more readily when they come forward about being abused and being more "aware of the signs of sex abuse, signs the child is being groomed.""We…...