Sexually Abused Males Help & Support

Why "Beyond Survivor" ? I have survived much in the last four decades. From abuse in all forms, ill health, living on the streets, to business bankruptcy and personal financial ruin. I have found my way through and out of all these. In the process I found my voice!

The neighbor boy came into my room and asked if I knew anything about sex. Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual abuse. This is my assault story. I don't actually remember how old I was but, based on where I was living at the time, I know I was younger than ten years old when this incident happened.

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"My name's Kevin Raymond Young and I'm 52 years old." There's something desperate about the way Young says it, as if he's clinging to the wreckage of his identity. Young was 17 when he was sent to Medomsley detention centre in County Durham.

My overwhelming sense of loneliness and isolation, that there was something particularly wrong with me, wasn't helped when I started looking around for some information about being raped. I couldn't find any first hand accounts from guys about what happened, what it was like for them and how they managed to survive.

M.A.L.E. Web site of M.A.L.E. - Men Assisting Leading Educating, a nonprofit organization dedicated to healing male survivors of sexual abuse. "Since the late 1970s research has documented that 1 in 4 girls is sexually abused before her 18th birthday and that at least 1 in 6 boys suffers the same fate.

Reproduced with permission from MaleSurvivor: National Organization Against Male Sexual Victimization () 1. Up to one out of six men report having had unwanted direct sexual contact with an older person by the age of 16. If we include non-contact sexual behavior, such as someone exposing him- or herself to a child, up to one in four men report boyhood sexual victimization.

Male Sexual Assault Can men be sexually assaulted? Men and boys are often the victims of the crimes of sexual assault, sexual abuse, and rape. In fact, in the U.S., about 10% of all victims are male. 1 The term sexual assault refers to a number of different crimes, ranging from unwanted sexual touching to forced penetration.

Photo: George Burns/Harpo Studios The topic is taboo, surrounded by stigma and shame. People don't often talk about childhood sexual abuse, a silent and devastating epidemic, but a staggering number of men live with the lasting effects every day. According to reports, one in every six men was molested as a child.

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Rape Crisis England and Wales - specialist services for women and girls that have been raped

Rape or sexual assault: information for men Being a victim of any kind of crime can be frightening and upsetting. But rape and sexual assault are particularly distressing crimes for the victim and the effects can last for a long time.

At Living Well, we are interested in supporting men and their supporters to live fulfilling, active, engaged lives. Our focus moves beyond symptom management, towards enhancing overall well-being. We see our work as hopeful, life giving work that acknowledges and does not shy away from the pain and horror of sexual abuse, whilst working towards improving lives and relationships.