Maryland Audit Reveals Foster Children Placed with Sex Offenders
We Must Do Better I wish I could say I was shocked by the latest audit of Maryland’s Social Services Administration, but the truth is, as someone who has spent my career fighting for survivors, this is heartbreakingly familiar. The report found that children in state care were placed in homes where registered sex offenders lived […]
Back-to-School Safety Starts at Home
What Every Parent Should Ask and Know As your child heads back into the classroom or to school for the first time, it’s natural to focus on supplies, bus schedules, and after-school activities. But there’s one back-to-school essential that can’t be bought in a store: protection from abuse and misconduct. At Andreozzi + Foote, we’ve […]
Understanding Consent Laws Across America
Consent is a fundamental aspect of any sexual engagement, yet it’s an area that people are only recently fully educated on. The inconsistency in laws does not help the matter. Every U.S. state sets an age of consent typically between 16 and 18 years old, depending on jurisdiction. But the real protections extend beyond that […]
Pride Month: Child Sexual Abuse in the LGBTQ+ Community
As we celebrate Pride Month a time to honor the resilience, courage, and beauty of the LGBTQ+ community we must also confront the difficult truths that too often live in the shadows. One of those truths is the heightened risk of child sexual abuse and exploitation among LGBTQ+ youth. Additionally, there is an ongoing fight to […]
Trauma-Informed Therapies for Survivors of Sexual Abuse
May marks Mental Health Awareness Month—a time to break the silence, amplify voices, and center the healing journeys of survivors. For those of us who have endured the life-altering impact of sexual abuse, the path toward healing can feel overwhelming and isolating. But I am here to tell you: healing is not only possible—it’s your right. As a […]
Summer Break and Survivors
Summer should be a season of lightness, laughter, and freedom. But for many child and adolescent survivors of sexual abuse, trauma, or neglect, the break from school can feel more like falling into a void than a vacation. As someone who’s lived through the darkness and fought to reclaim the light, I know firsthand how […]