Due to the increasing use of social media, child abuse is being brought to light resulting in a growing national dialogue. In light of this dialogue, we, students of the Human Rights Law Clinic 2015-2016, of the Hugh Wooding Law School, launched the Innocence Campaign to ensure that the voices of the children who face child abuse whether sexual, physical or mental are heard.
This booklet forms part of the campaign as it intends to highlight the prevalence of child abuse and most importantly the real life consequences that child abuse has on the life of child. These consequences are far reaching; impacting a child’s health, psychology and the holistic development that carries over into that child’s adult life.
It is our hope that this booklet would allow adults to appreciate the consequences of their actions and empower children who are abused by bringing awareness to effects of abuse.
