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FROM THE BOOK: "THE SOURCE: YOU. SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION IS A SUBJECT THAT PEOPLE AVOID. THE FACT THAT YOU ARE READING THIS BOOK MEANS THAT YOU ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL GET AT LEAST ONE "DO-ABLE" IDEA. IF YOU DO, THEN I HAVE DONE MY JOB. IF YOU "DO" THE IDEA, THEN YOU HAVE DONE YOURS. WE ALL MUST DO WHAT WE CAN WHEN WE CAN. INACTION IN THE FACE OF INHUMANITY MAY BE THE GREATEST SIN. YOU NEVER WANT THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE TO SAY SOMETHING LIKE,

"FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNEW, BUT DIDN'T."

JUST SAY KNOW! ADDRESSES THE DIFFICULT ISSUE OF SEXUAL ABUSE WITH NAKED HONESTY AND STRAIGHT TALK. TRUE TO HIS FORM, DAVID HINGSBURGER ILLUSTRATES EACH POINT WITH ENGAGING VIENETTES. THIS IS A MUST READ FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN HOW TO EQUIP INDIVIDUALS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM ABUSE. DENISE VALENTI-HEIN, PH.D. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, AUTHOR OF "THE SEXUAL ABUSE INTERVIEW FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED"."

"PERFECT TEACHING INFORMS, INSPIRES AND EMPOWERS. JUST SAY KNOW! DOES THESE THINGS AND MORE. HERE IS INFORMATION THAT CAN BE USED IMMEDIATELY BY ANYONE WHO WANTS TO HELP AND HEAL. THE BOOK DESCRIBES A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF IDEAS THAT PROVOKE THE READER TOWARDS A PASSIONATE PROCESS OF GROWTH. THIS BOOK IS DELIGHTFUL, A REQUIRED REFERENCE." RUTH RYAN, MD, AUTHOR OF "POST TRAUMATIC STRESS SYNDROME: ASSESSING AND TREATING THE AFTERMATH OF SEXUAL ASSAULT".

"JUST SAY KNOW! IS AN INSPIRING READ THAT IS FULL OF WIT, WARMTH, COMPASSION AND A POTENT MESSAGE. EXPERIENCES ARE USED TO DEPICT THE DAMAGE OUR PRACTICES AND ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT VULNERABILITY AND SEXUALITY HAVE DONE TO PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. HERE IS BOTH GUIDANCE AND INSPIRATION. A THOUGHT PROVOKING BOOK--MUST READING FOR PROFESSIONALS IN THE DISABILITY FIELD..SHIELA MANSELL, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA ABUSE AND DISABILITY PROJECT."