People provided responses indicating what they called child sexual abuse.

Most people explained, at least, that child abuse involves inappropriate touching. But what is inappropriate touching?

There is a significant difference in the child sexual abuse experiences of the people who are currently Anabaptist.

Update on the research study: CSA in Amish, Mennonite, Hutterite, Anabaptist & Other Religious Communities with the calculated percentages.

When I called and reported the suspected abuse case of an Amish families children to the local civil authorities. The local county's...

" They often say if we were abused, we had a rebellious heart. Confessing will help us submit."

Luanne finally left her husband after years of abuse in front of the children.

The Little Girl 22 January 2006 By Mary Byler I can’t breathe, let me go, let me go… I screamed… I can’t see, let me go, let me go… …but no

when we are open to connections, we can make connections with people we never dreamt of connecting with, in ways we never thought possible

An open letter from Amish/Plain Survivors, Advocates and Activists about the harm caused by Dr Jeanette Harder

Sometimes, when we connect with fellow trauma survivors, we find moments of clarity and solidarity in discussing trauma experiences

“It’s often taught as a transactional type of love”. What do I mean by this? It’s conditional on the Amish person or child complying with

Mar 2, 2019 By: Mary Byler 1. There are many different amish settlements that vary widely in their rules. Some can differ simply on...

Start by being present with us as we walk through this journey of finding the will to live after the horror and terror.

There's a card with an inspirational story behind the earrings. I was speechless.

I heard there is joy & smiles to be had, I’ve done nothing wrong, why do I feel so bad? Who do I tell, where do I go? What do I reap

Example: I love you, you are my child, whether you are gay, straight, bi, queer, trans or non-binary... Your sexual orientation or gender

Within many people there's a lot of grief around holidays. Part of the reason for me personally (and I can't speak for others; there may be)

I learned how to bake all of these things and make all of these foods and we had this one cookbook when I was growing up and let me explain

Good morning folks, This was our dinner table last night. I wasn't sure I wanted to share this publicly, but I have decided that it's...