The Leadership Council on Child Abuse & Interpersonal Violence The current public drama of accusation being played out between Woody Allen’s adoptive daughter Dylan Farrow and Woody Allen is a familiar dynamic to child abuse professionals who work in the family court arena. Unfortunately, child abuse experts know that family court is a difficult venue for a child who alleges sexual abuse to … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
CJE on Wisconsin Public Radio
The Kathleen Dunn Show: Troubled Family Courts and Child Sexual Abuse "Dylan Farrow recently wrote an open letter to The New York Times detailing alleged abuse by Woody Allen when she was 7-year-old. Allen fired back in an open letter of his own this weekend. The circumstances in their public family drama isn't new to many. Kathleen spends the hour with two experts on family law and child … [Read more...]
Nancy Lee Grahn Touts CJE in Her Column on Dylan Farrow
"Much is being written about Dylan Farrow’s open letter in Saturday’s New York Times about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child, thanks to her powerful adoptive father, filmmaker and current Oscar nominee Woody Allen. What isn’t being discussed by the various talking heads on every major network are the hard and cold facts about child sexual abuse, particularly when this … [Read more...]
Dylan Farrow, We Believe You!
"There were experts willing to attack my credibility. There were doctors willing to gaslight an abused child." Sound familiar? Courageous Dylan Farrow is the latest "Kid of Divorce Speaking Out." Here is her Open Letter, shared by New York Times' Nicholas Kristoff, describing how her adoptive father, Woody Allen, destroyed her youthful innocence with his horrific sexual abuse of her at age 7. … [Read more...]
Eric Barrow – Firefighter & Protective Parent
Yesterday CJE celebrated our dear friend Eric Barrow on his birthday. Eric was a firefighter, 9/11 first responder and a protective parent. Eric participated in CJE's Family Court Crisis: Surviving A Broken System photo exhibit and shared his story about the 7 years he spent in family court fighting to protect his son, which can be read here. In honor of Eric's birthday, Eileen King, executive … [Read more...]