Many schools maintain an emergency supply of clothing and shoes so that children without them can receive them quickly and quietly. In many school districts, pupil personnel workers, social workers, or school nurses make home visits to assess family needs and to arrange for needed support services. Others arrange for day care, after-school care, or special programs such as home tutoring for the chronically ill child. Perhaps the most forgotten victims are the parents whose children were sexually abused by someone within the community. These parents are expected to support and advocate for their abused children while often little recognition is given to the fact that they may be having problems too.
Parents often feel guilt over being unable to protect their children.
Often this guilt is quite irrational. No one knew he would be lured into the home of a neighbor and molested. Sometimes parents feel some anger toward the victim, which further intensifies their guilt. The above-mentioned mother was secretly angry with her son for going into the neighbor's house, despite the fact that she had freely condoned this behavior in the past. Parents may also be extremely angry at the perpetrator and not know how to contain this anger.