Child Abuse Survivors Helped by Mentor Relationships

DENVER - June 24, 2013 - PRLog -- Child Abuse Survivors Helped by Mentor Relationships
Westside Behavioral examines positive relationships for children after abuse

New research from Concordia University, published in the Journal of College Student Development, indicates that survivors of child abuse may be helped by mentoring relationships, according to head author, Rosemary C. Reilly, an associate professor in the Concordia Department of Applied Human Sciences.

Dr. Reilly and co-author Miranda D'Amico, a professor in the Concordia Department of Education, studied 10 women who had suffered severe childhood abuse and then had been mentored later in life while enrolled in college. The timing of mentorship led to fairly immediate improvements in self-esteem and negative emotions.

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