Out of Stigma’s Shadow: Clark’s Story

“It’s like chipping away at a boulder.”

“I’ve been through so much. Something good is bound to happen, eventually.”

When he was 7 years old, Clark was sexually assaulted. He spent the next two years suffering in silence before he told his parents about the trauma. Since then, Cark has been on a journey to cope with an event that continues to have emotional repercussions. Clark says, “No matter how much power that has, my psyche is stronger. I’m stronger than that.” Clark is now 18, and he’s about to go to college.