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

Let’s work with survivors and support them in finding their voice.

(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

It is the result of not giving the young men the proper education. Fathers cannot educate their sons because they also have no concept

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

It doesn’t matter if the doctor said "it’s a girl" or "it’s a boy" neither is more valuable than the other. Both deserve equal rights.

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

People provided responses indicating what they called child sexual abuse.

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

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

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.

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