Silencing the Past by Speaking in the Present – Part 2

Originally published on AReturntoYourGenuineSelf on July 12, 2016 By Jodie Ortega This week, we continue our series with powerhouse speaker and survivor, Jodie Ortega. This week, she shares about her experience of crying out for help but being left to fend for herself. I was 17 years old. I was…

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More clergy abuse, secrecy cases

Originally published in the Boston Globe on December 4, 2002 By Thomas Farragher and Sacha Pfeiffer. Records detail quiet shifting of rogue priests From left, Phil de Albuquerque of Speak Truth to Power; Rodney Ford, father of an alleged abuse victim; and David Clohessy of Survivors Network of those Abused…

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End Child Abuse Facebook page’s new administrator, Kayla Keown

Hi everyone! My name is Kayla and I will be helping out with the page, End Child Abuse on Facebook from time to time and thought that I should share my story and let everyone know a little bit about myself. I’m 28 years old, married for four years, have…

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Consequences of Sexual Abuse

FACTS published on the Darkness to Light website(please click on link to read more): FACT: Child sexual abuse often takes place under specific, often surprising circumstances. It is helpful to know these circumstances because it allows for the development of strategies to avoid child sexual abuse. 81% of child sexual…

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