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Something Happened to Me: Helping a Child to Become a Sexual Abuse Survivor

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Sandy McCoy couldn't find any books for children that focused on sexual abuse so she decided to write one herself. She gathered several adult books on the subject and began researching sexual child abuse. McCoy believes it is important for children who have been abused to know they are not alone and that they are still special. McCoy said she wrote the book with adults in mind, too. It encourages children who have been abused to tell a parent or other trusted adult about what they have been through.

Two young girls had a dark secret tearing them apart. But thanks to Sandy McCoy, the girls and other children who have been sexually abused can get help. McCoy's goal was to validate the two girls' feelings of sadness, anger and confusions and to affirm that they are special and did nothing wrong.

Sandy's book is a practical, insightful resource that helps children find the courage to talk about the painful, private issues of sexual abuse. Written in coloring-book style, it offers encouragement, instruction, and hope to hurting children in a safe, non-threatening way. Sandy is more than qualified to offer such a resource to those helping children deal with sexual abuse issues. She has, herself, walked hand-in-hand with children as they struggled to share dark secrets locked in their minds by the threats of the perpetrators of their abuse. Sandy's passion for helping children heal has resulted in years worth of courageous and determined efforts to protect and restore the innocence that sexual abuse so tragically steals from the young. Being someone who works with abuse survivors of all kinds, I highly recommend this book, and wish you the best as you seek to bring healing into young lives.

Sandy McCoy can't keep a secret. But that's okay with Rachel and Rebecca. McCoy shared the two little girls' secret with the world and helped save them from continued sexual abuse by their father. The girls' story inspired a 20 page children's book, "Something Happened to Me." The book features hand-printed words and stick-figure drawings and tells the story of a child's very private nightmare.

McCoy wrote "Something Happened to Me" in a way to help small children open up and talk about the abuse they've been subjected to. The book is written on a child's level, complete with simple words and drawings, but is intended to be read with an adult.