It's an absolute honor to walk with people who are taking back their power.

It feels like we drain each other like a shorted out battery.  Fantasizing about leaving is what gives strength for each day. I loath myself

Then, both the ladies stopped talking, and both seemed to realize that they were saying opposite things

Lily Rebecca an active Plain Mennonite woman who sought both professional and church support for mental health resources

(The conversation about the arrest of an Anabaptist person for sexual abuse of a child being hijacked to say child sexual abuse is no...

As our final update on the results of the study, we would like to thank every one of our participants for being willing to share

To protect the privacy of participants, we summarized the responses to "How were you impacted by CSA?"

My name is Lauri Stoltzfus, and I recently saw a packet of materials sent to social work professors and college academic leaders

We found that the highest rates of child sexual abuse were among those who were born Anabaptist (49%)

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.

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

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

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

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

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

"When you wrong someone and you ask for forgiveness, it is up to that person to choose whether to forgive you or not. "

Advocates are repeatedly having survivors get in touch with us after they have reached out to people who they thought were safe, only to be

Laying in bed, with my hood over my head, hugging my teddy bear wishing I was dead. That’s what it does to me.