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Mitch was born on the island of St. Kitts. He attended school in the country side and then in the city.
Mitch was born and raised in St. Kitts an island in the Caribbean. Mitch can usually be found reading an article, news or books and tends to read anything that catches his attention. Becoming a renowned author has always been on his bucket list and this foray into writing is the start of the journey. When not absorbed in reading or work, Mitch loves to ride bikes, play video games or spends time on the computer. He lives in the United States.
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A look at grooming and sexual abuse in the Caribbean and how to interrupt the normalizing of a caustic culture of predation and abuse
A Village Destroyed delves into the barely touched topic of how a cultural and social contexts makes allowances for grooming and sexual exploitation in the Caribbean. From the grass root level it explores grooming within the context of norms of touch, murky laws, sexual exploitation in the community and institutional child abuse inflicted by those in positions of trust.
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Statistics on sexual exploitation in The Caribbean is usually only collected based on convictions. The idea of grooming is hardly, if ever addressed, social norms that potentially contribute are not investigated. Consequently, across the Caribbean sexual activity is occurring at younger ages due to grooming and sexual exploitation. In 2003 the World Bank’s Caribbean Youth Development Report indicated that the Caribbean has the earliest age of sexual ‘debut’ in the world, The report went on to show that many young people were being drafted into sexual behavior as early as age ten with sexual abuse being a key reason. Additionally, poverty plays an important role in a youngsters susceptibility to being groomed and potential abused. Many are exchanging sexual favors for material gain. These issues compounded with communities that turn a blind eye or victim blame and shame contributes to a catastrophic environment for young people.
A Village Destroyed aims to look at perceptions and attitudes to grooming and sexual exploitation of children with the hope of increasing understanding of some of the underlying causes that exist. The aim is that with increased awareness the region and others will make concerted effort to cultivate cultural and social norms that lead to abuse free childhoods. These can be achieved through programs and policies that focus on education of what is grooming and abuse and how to recognize grooming, increasing awareness in the society, development of preventative methods, and reduction in the associated trauma.
My personal experience of grooming, childhood sexual abuse, and incest combined with the excruciating journey of recovery while living in the Caribbean makes me the ideal author. My insight is real and allows for me to be the perfect advocate to highlight problems and possible solutions.
The reader of A Village destroyed includes all stakeholders with an interest in securing abuse free childhood for our children and ensuring they develop stable mental health. That include teachers, parents, young women, social workers, activist and government leaders. One person cannot change these systematic and cultural issues. it takes collaborative effort from all stakeholders to create safer communities for our children and young women. The biggest problem is that there are many extensive international studies done on child abuse but there are few empirical studies that have been done on sexual abuse in the Caribbean. The silence surrounding this issues is what creates a demand that the spotlight be turned on and it be addressed. Left in the dark the pain grows and the horror flourishes. Sometimes it is not how much is said about a topic that makes it most relevant. Sometimes it is the things we do not speak about that causes the most pain and the most problems. This barely spoken about topic is one that needs to be addressed for it has grown in silence for too long and in the process has lead to normalization of horrors that should not exist in civilized societies.
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Authors Unite
250 copies • Partial manuscript. Service publisher Children Fiction, Christian Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, LGBT Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Mind & Body, Mythology & Folk Tales, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Women's Fiction, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Children Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Communication Skills, Corporate Culture, Crafts & Hobbies, Creativity, Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Humor & Entertainment, Journalism, LGBT Non-Fiction, Management & Leadership, Marketing & Sales, Mindfulness & Happiness, Money & Investment, Motivation & Inspiration, Nature & Environment, Parenting, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Philosophy, Politics & Social Sciences, Popular Science, Productivity & Time Management, Psychology, Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel, YA Non-Fiction, Science Fiction & Humour Worldwide |
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Happy Self Publishing
100 copies • Completed manuscript. Service publisher Children Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Journalism, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Politics & Social Sciences, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel Worldwide |
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