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Pink Shackles: A Conversation with Philadelphia Children’s Alliance

By Philadelphia Children's Alliance, Leslie Acoca, MA, MFT | July 16, 2021

Former Stoneleigh Fellow Leslie Acoca joined Philadelphia Children’s Alliance for “Pink Shackles,” a conversation about girls and young women who have been sexually abused, and the complicating issues around physical and behavioral health they experience.

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