“Children who are scapegoated in families are in reality victims of abuse and neglect – Yet this is rarely recognized by those working in our Mental Health systems, Family Courts, or Educational systems. Because scapegoating processes can be subtle, many scapegoated adult survivors fail to realize that they have suffered from psycho-emotional abuse growing up, and even their therapist or counselor might miss the signs and symptoms associated with being in this most devastating dysfunctional family role.” Child AbuseScapegoatDysfunctional FamiliesScapegoatingComplex TraumaFamily ScapegoatFamily Scapegoating AbuseNarcissistic Family Abuse Book:Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed: Understanding Family Scapegoating Abuse Source: Rejected, Shamed, and Blamed: Understanding Family Scapegoating Abuse