Scars of Child Abuse

Danielle Pallotto

Montgomery Journal

This illustration is based on a sketch by a girl, 7, who had been sexually abused by a neighbor. The child's rage is expressed with angry lines around a tiny figure, depicting poor body image which consistently appears in drawings of abused children.

Danielle Pallotto, "Scars of Child Abuse," in POYi Archive, Item #13040, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/13040 (accessed May 8, 2025).