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Welcome to The Catholic Cover Up
Saturday, July 31 2010 @ 05:41 PM EST

North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center

Monday, July 26 2010 @ 01:53 AM EST

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North County Rape Crisis and Child Protection Center — needs men and women to assist with efforts to alleviate the trauma suffered by sexual assault and child abuse.

Training sessions are two days a week for 10 weeks. Volunteers also needed for 24-hour hotline, fundraising, education programs and community outreach. Info: Lompoc, 736-8535; Santa Maria, 922-2994.

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CASA offers tips on preventing child abuse

Saturday, July 24 2010 @ 02:32 AM EST

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By Aaron Powers
Leesville Daily Leader

Leesville, La. —The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) organization is concerned about the number of cases involving sexual abuse of children in local news stories.

"In working and serving cases, I have noticed an increase of sexually abused children," said Justin Ogle CASA advocate supervisor.

The organization wishes to alert parents and others to watch for signs of abuse or possible predators that could harm children.

Awareness program targets child sex abuse

Tuesday, July 20 2010 @ 05:13 AM EST

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Durham, N.C. — The physical and sexual abuse that led to 4-year-old Teghan Alyssa Skiba's death late Monday isn't unusual, according to experts, who say educational programs can prevent abuse.

Teghan had cuts, lacerations, bite marks, head trauma and sexual assault injuries. Her mother's boyfriend has been charged with murder and felony child abuse.

Sex abuse is course's topic

Friday, July 16 2010 @ 10:51 PM EST

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ASHLAND -- Ashland University and the Child Sexual Abuse Institute of Ohio will host a four-day course for Ohio educators, counselors, social workers and clergy, "Understanding Child Sexual Abuse/Trauma and Recovery," from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Aug. 3 to 6 at the Dauch Building, Room 24.

Road to Recovery’s 5-Point Plan for Victims of Clerical Sexual Abuse

Tuesday, July 06 2010 @ 03:14 PM EST

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Today’s Irish Times carries an impassioned plea from Fr Robert Hoatson of New Jersey under the headline: ‘Papal apologies are all well and good – now is the time for action.’

Fr Hoatson was sexually abused while a member of the Christian Brothers and as a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Newark, and had a first cousin who committed suicide in the aftermath of clerical sexual abuse. Hoatson’s words, then, are rooted in the experience of the pain and suffering that always accompanies sexual abuse.

Dealing with abuse

Monday, July 05 2010 @ 10:50 PM EST

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By EMMA SWAIN

A Hunter-based organisation that has provided support services for more than 3500 survivors of childhood trauma and abuse has received $50,000 from the federal government.

Healing centre Mayumarri, near Cessnock, has received the money to continue its work in helping sufferers of childhood abuse become survivors.

Mend Your Trauma

Tuesday, June 29 2010 @ 01:23 AM EST

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Ritual Abuse (RA)

Ritual abuse is a form of horrendous trauma that usually results in a person developing Dissociatiave Identity Disorder. Ritual abuse is commonly trans-generational.

It can easily span five generations. Ritual abuse victims are usually raised in a climate of incest, not only with their parents but other family members and some family “friends” who share the secret religious beliefs that are the cornerstone of the secret culture.

Support the Victims, Not the Bishops

Monday, June 28 2010 @ 11:19 PM EST

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Joseph F. O’Callaghan, Former Chair
Daniel B. Sullivan, Co-Chair
Voice of the Faithful in the Diocese of Bridgeport

The bishops of the Catholic Church in Connecticut have once again raised a hue and cry against legislation pending in the Connecticut legislature that they perceive as an attack on the Catholic Church. Perhaps they perceive it that way because of their guilty consciences.

Child Sex-Assault Victims Put Church on Official Notice in Australia

Thursday, June 17 2010 @ 08:59 PM EST

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A group helps victims pick up the pieces of their lives, heal and move forward.

Australian victims of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests and brothers today announced the official launch of Survivors of Clergy Abuse Australia (SCAA) with a candlelight vigil scheduled to be held at the Archibald Fountain in Hyde Park, Sydney at 5.30pm on Friday 18th July.

An urgent plea for $$$$ "SNAP" asked to speak up in Rome next week!"

Thursday, June 03 2010 @ 01:07 AM EST

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Dear SNAP Members and Supporters:

We're being asked, time and time again, by both European victims and media, if we'll be in Rome next week for the likely papal apology and the events surrounding the closing of the "Year of the Priest." It's becoming more and more clear that this will be a huge opportunity to reach out to new survivors we haven't heard from and support survivors we do know.

Remembering clergy abuse victims who have committed suicide

Wednesday, June 02 2010 @ 11:37 PM EST

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On Memorial Day we remember those men and women who gave their lives during war in service to our country.

It’s also a day that many of us remember our own relatives and friends who have died.

It is fitting and appropriate that we, survivors and supporters, remember clergy sexual abuse victims who were unable to bear the effects of their abuse and committed suicide.

One way of remembering these fallen victims is to visit the Memorial Index on the SNAP website.

http://www.snapnetwork.org/tribute_pa...index.html

Abuse groups query record of top clerics sent to Ireland

Wednesday, June 02 2010 @ 10:56 PM EST

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PATSY McGARRY Religious Affairs Correspondent

ABUSE GROUPS in the UK and US have questioned the inclusion of the two cardinals and one archbishop among the apostolic visitors to the Irish Catholic Church announced by Pope Benedict on Monday.

Overseas clergy sex-abuse cases resonate for SNAP

Saturday, May 29 2010 @ 03:47 AM EST

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By Tim Townsend St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS -- The recent drumbeat of news about clergy sexual abuse began in Ireland last year. This year, the stories spread -- to Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Norway.

Abuse victims seek more church transparency

Thursday, May 27 2010 @ 03:21 AM EST

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A victims' support group is calling on the Maitland-Newcaslte Catholic diocese to be more transparent when it comes to allegations of clergy child sex abuse.

Members of the group, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, have met Bishop Michael Malone.

Counsellors on standby for Ryan report anniversary

Thursday, May 20 2010 @ 12:29 AM EST

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Counselling services across the country were on standby today as survivors of clerical abuse mark the first anniversary of the harrowing Ryan Report.

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre and Health Service Executive (HSE) said they were among the agencies anticipating an increase in the number of calls from survivors of abuse over the next few days.

Child protection bodies form united front

Thursday, May 20 2010 @ 12:27 AM EST

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Eight child protection organisations today united to launch a campaign to insist that the Government implement key policy changes promised after the publication of the Ryan report into abuse in Church-run institutions.

The campaign - entitled Saving Childhood Ryan - was launched on the first anniversary of the report's publication.

Drumm: HSE will hire 200 social workers in four months

Thursday, May 20 2010 @ 12:26 AM EST

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The head of the HSE Brendan Drumm has said 200 new social workers will be hired within the next three to four months.

Sinead O'Connor seeks justice for church child sex abuse victims

Wednesday, May 19 2010 @ 02:48 AM EST

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By DEBBIE MCGOLDRICK

Irish songbird Sinead O’Connor is persisting in her war against the powers that be at the Vatican, starting with her old friend, the Pope.

O’Connor appeared on PBS News Hour, hosted by Jim Lehrer, last week to once again demand that Pope Benedict and his fellow leaders resign over the clerical abuse scandals that have rocked the church throughout the world, particularly in Ireland.

Help is available for victims of clergy abuse

Tuesday, May 11 2010 @ 03:40 AM EST

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By June Loguirato, Culpeper

This letter is in regard to the Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial “No media bias in sex abuse scandal” reprinted in the May 3 Star-Exponent.

If anyone believes he was abused by a Roman Catholic priest or religious leader, he can contact the Roman Cathlic Diocese of Arlington’s victim assistance coordinators: Kathryn Kamer, (703) 841-2759 or Patricia Mudd, (703) 841-2530.

Members of SNAP ask Springfield Bishop Timothy McDonnell to intercede in clergy sex abuse case

Tuesday, May 11 2010 @ 03:18 AM EST

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By Stephanie Barry, The Republican

PRINGFIELD – Members of a clergy abuse victim advocacy group held a press conference outside the chancery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield, calling for the region’s top cleric to contact the Vatican.

William J. Nash, an Ashfield resident who says he was abused by the Rev. James Tully, a member of the Xaverian Missionary Fathers, has held several such public meetings to expose alleged abusers from that religious order.

Helpline for male abuse victims

Wednesday, April 28 2010 @ 03:21 AM EST

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Scotland's first helpline for male victims of domestic abuse has gone live.

The Men's Advice Line is staffed by trained advisors who provide practical advice and emotional support to men who are abused by their partners.

Advocate for those abused by priest ramps up since European scandal

Sunday, April 18 2010 @ 11:14 AM EST

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BY TIM TOWNSEND ttownsend@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8221

The daily drumbeat of news about clergy sexual abuse began in Ireland last year. This year, the stories spread � to Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Norway. The drumbeat got louder.

In Chicago and St. Louis, where leaders of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests are based, e-mails from across the ocean continued to pour in. By last month, SNAP decided to respond.

Don't turn blind eye to child abuse

Sunday, April 18 2010 @ 10:52 AM EST

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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Thankfully, there are people helping children who are survivors of abuse. There are many organizations in our community that offer a helping hand: the Child Advocacy Center, the Victim Center, CASA and Community Partnership, to name a few.

Southwest Missouri also has a lot of programs that can help serve as prevention for child abuse and neglect. If you know someone needing help, please direct them in the right path and do not tolerate child abuse.

Redress sought for abuse victims

Thursday, April 15 2010 @ 12:29 PM EST

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A Canadian human rights activist and child abuse whistleblower today joined with Irish survivors at a D�il rally demanding redress for victims.

Kevin Annett, from Vancouver, who was invited to address the rally by the Templemore Forgotten Victims� Group, said abuse was an international problem and the world should unite to speak out.

Mr Annett was presented with children�s shoes representing the children who suffered at the hands of clerical abusers.

Better Advocacy for Kids on Tap in New Agreement

Thursday, April 15 2010 @ 12:17 AM EST

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By Carlet Cleare

ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - A child abuse intervention center has announced its official agreement with nine Greater Rochester law enforcement agencies.

Bivona Child Advocacy Center's Executive Director Mary Whittier says the partnership ensures that abused children will get the services and care they need to recover, during child abuse investigations.

Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal�Multiple Victims Need Healing and Reconciliation !

Friday, April 09 2010 @ 07:08 PM EST

by Hugh McNichol

The clergy sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church continues to accumulate world wide media attention by the secular press. Catholics worldwide are well aware of the stories of the victims of sexual abuse have made public through many means of social communications. There are support groups for the victims, collective lawsuits and ongoing litigation even as you read this article.

One group of victims the clergy sex abuse scandal has not taken into consideration are the many bishops, priests and deacons that have had allegations raised about their conduct and have never had the opportunity to defend themselves in a public forum.

Sex Offenses Information Center

Wednesday, April 07 2010 @ 09:37 PM EST

Frequently Asked Questions about Sex Offenses

SNAP Urges Milwaukee Catholic Leaders to Address Abuse

Tuesday, April 06 2010 @ 08:32 PM EST

By Erin Toner

Milwaukee, WI - A group representing victims of clergy sex abuse is renewing its demands for Milwaukee church officials to address a decades-old abuse case. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, released new documents today regarding the case of Fr. Lawrence Murphy.

The now-deceased priest was accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys in St. Francis. The documents show Milwaukee church leaders met with the Vatican in 1998, and were ordered to stop an internal judicial process against Murphy. SNAP spokesman Peter Isely says the documents suggest Murphy continued molesting boys even after the case was dropped.

Church abuse victims' groups rise in Europe

Tuesday, April 06 2010 @ 04:19 AM EST

As allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests started piling up in the Netherlands earlier this year, Bert Smeets, a 58-year-old Dutch musician, decided to launch an organization to bring victims of church abuse together

Rome, Italy.- As allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests started piling up in the Netherlands earlier this year, Bert Smeets, a 58-year-old Dutch musician, decided to launch an organization to bring victims of church abuse together.

Clergy sex abuse victims start support group

Monday, April 05 2010 @ 05:12 AM EST

It urges those �trapped in silence� to speak up

And it urges Dutch authorities to probe Catholic dioceses

Group is also critical of Rotterdam bishop for �reckless secrecy�

SNAP begs victims to get �unbiased help� first, before calling church

Self help organization has serious doubts about �quiet internal processes�

Child Sexual Abuse Month and Organized Religions

Saturday, April 03 2010 @ 01:59 AM EST

by Margie Marybelle McKinnon

April is Child Sexual Abuse month. It heightens my awareness of the need to stop this deadly epidemic. We need more Lamplighter Chapters, a place for victims to go to tell their story; we need an army.

Part of my goal is to give a clear understanding of what is going on with this subject. So many people are searching for answers. What causes it? Why can�t people (and children) come forward with their stories? What makes a sex offender and why does he offend?

SNAP advises clergy sex abuse victims NOT to call Germany�s Catholic church sex abuse hotline

Tuesday, March 30 2010 @ 10:26 PM EST

Statement by David Clohessy, Executive Director of SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (314-566-9790)

We urge victims to NOT call this phone number [German Catholic sex abuse hotline; see below], for their sake and the sake of others.

In our experience, these church mechanisms are more about trying to handle the crimes and cover ups internally than about genuinely protecting the vulnerable and healing the wounded.

OC Catholic Sex-Abuse Survivor Visits Guam to Give its Pedo-Priests Hell

Monday, March 29 2010 @ 11:23 PM EST

By Gustavo Arellano

This past Saturday, after traveling for nearly 24 hours nonstop, Joelle Casteix finally returned home after a week of giving pedophile priests and their apologists hell. The setting wasn't her usual stomping grounds outside any Diocese of Orange facility but a place much, much prettier but no less demonic: Guam.

Clergy sex abuse victims announce new self-help support group forming in England

Monday, March 29 2010 @ 10:59 PM EST

Clergy sex abuse victims announce new group forming in England

Victims want Archbishop to announce the identities of all predator priests

US women molested by Catholic priests to visit several European nations

SNAP says those with information on clergy crimes & cover ups must �speak up�

SNAP still waiting on word from Archdiocese

Friday, March 26 2010 @ 07:12 AM EST

by Mindy Aguon

Guam - Another day has gone by and the Catholic Church on Guam has not responded to allegations made by Joelle Casteix. She is the head of the southwest division of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests. Casteix, who is on island, told media she has received calls from individuals who claim they were abused by Catholic clergy.

She has even gone so far as naming capuchin Friar Randy Nowak as abusing a child in New York prior to coming to Guam in the 70's. The Archdiocese of Agana was still reviewing the allegations.

http://www.kuam.com/Global/story.asp?S=12208163

SNAP Holding Meetings With Victims of Sexual Abuse In The Catholic Church

Thursday, March 25 2010 @ 04:15 PM EST

Guam-They are here to set up a support network for victims of sexual abuse by Guam priest and this week meetings are being held to offer help to those victims who otherwise have not been given any. SNAP believes sexual abuse is rampant within Guam's Catholic Church and while trying to force the church to acknowledge such cases exists, the group also wants the church to provide care to the victims.

Victims of Catholic clergy sex abuse in Italy form support group

Tuesday, March 23 2010 @ 02:08 AM EST

Victims of sex abuse by clergy in Italy have formed an association. It is to hold its first meeting in September in Verona, where it emerged last year that dozens of children at a religious institute for the deaf had been abused by priests over 30 years.

Marco Lodi Rizzini, spokesman for the association, said: �Many people are ashamed to have been subjected to violence, even though the fault was not theirs.� He told reporters: �Our initiative is aimed at encouraging them to come out into the open, and then justice can take its course.�

Local SNAP member travels to Europe to help alleged sex abuse victims

Monday, March 22 2010 @ 02:42 AM EST

A day after the pope issued an apology to victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy in Ireland, two leaders from a Chicago-based group for survivors of church sexual abuse left for Europe today to meet with victims, criticize Vatican officials and urge independent investigations into church sex crimes.

"That's why we're going now. We're extremely concerned about what's coming out of Rome," said Barbara Blaine, president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, before she left for Munich on today.

Leading archbishop urges priests' victims to speak out

Friday, March 19 2010 @ 06:45 AM EST

By MARGARET NEIGHBOUR

A PROMINENT archbishop has called for justice for sexual abuse victims of Germany's Catholic Church, saying they need to feel they can finally speak openly about their suffering.

'Abuse hotline' at German Catholic Church

Wednesday, March 17 2010 @ 01:03 AM EST

Germany's Catholic Church announced an "abuse hotline" Tuesday and suspended a priest in the pope's former diocese convicted of paedophilia in 1986 who remained in the clergy, even working with minors.

As a scandal over abuse in the pope's native country snowballs, the hotline would from March 30 provide "experts ... for victims, but also for possible perpetrators," the German Bishops' Conference said in a statement.

Recovering From Religious Abuse

Friday, March 05 2010 @ 02:59 AM EST

There seems to be a lot going on in the area of Religious Abuse Recovery at this time. I�ve received many letters commenting on my Religious Abuse series published at Trans4Mind.com under the title �Dr Moe Unplugged.� This material is now available here at the Ascension Training Centre in this category entitled �Religious Abuse.�

The most recent letter I received was from a man named Carlos who had suffered at the hands of Santeria practitioners in his native Cuba. He has since migrated to the United States and set out to build a new life for himself. Over the years he suffered from many major addictions, all designed to numb out those early abuse experiences.

Personal Accident Claims Lawyer in UK

Friday, February 19 2010 @ 11:08 PM EST

Personal accident claims lawyer in UK can help victims of accidents get compensated for the losses. These lawyers have in depth experience in handling claims cases.

Any person who has have suffered an injury due a car accident, has been exposed to hazardous substances or items like asbestos, exposed to medication which causes damage to the individual, has been a victim of medical malpractice and acts including wrongful death, then he or she can make a personal injury claim. There are various injury compensation claim attorneys offering compensation to the injuries suffered.

SURVIVORSHIP WEBINARS

Sunday, February 14 2010 @ 12:22 PM EST

Survivorship is happy to announce a series of Webinars and Teleconferences on various aspects of ritual abuse and healing. Webinars are seminars on the Web � basically, conference calls plus slides. Teleconferences are conference calls; sometimes they are accompanied by slides on the Survivorship website. Both can have question and answer periods. They are like presentations at a conference, except there is no travel involved!

Youngest abuse victims have special advocates

Monday, February 01 2010 @ 03:53 AM EST

Before the Will County Children�s Advocacy Center was founded, children who were the victims of sexual abuse were forced to endure a criminal justice system that caused them tremendous additional trauma.

Children not only had to summon the immense courage to tell a trusted adult about their abuse, but they then were required to repeat their story over and over again to strangers, including detectives, doctors and prosecutors.

Centre can help sex-abuse victims: Cornwall report

Thursday, December 31 2009 @ 04:57 PM EST

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A treatment centre in Eastern Ontario can help sexually abused men whose painful histories were brought to light in the Cornwall Public Inquiry, according to the inquiry's final report.

The report, released Dec. 15 after several delays, details the $53-million probe into allegations of sexual abuse dating back to 1992 in the city.

Papillon - Supporting Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Wednesday, December 23 2009 @ 01:50 PM EST

Papillon is run by men and women who have been affected by childhood sexual abuse, and are of African Caribbean descent.

joans_img-mainOne of papillon�s primary objectives is to deploy sexual abuse champions within the African Caribbean community, reaching out to men and women, young and old, in those hard to reach areas, where perhaps the need is greatest.

Church abuse contrition: 'It's only talk': Barbara Blaine

Monday, December 14 2009 @ 04:17 AM EST

Barbara Blaine, the Founder and President of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), a US support group, issued the following statement in Dublin today.

First we want to commend and thank our wounded but brave, persistent and compassionate Irish brothers and sisters who, like us, have been molested by Catholic clergy and betrayed by Catholic officials. Their courage in reporting the crimes, exposing the cover ups, protecting other kids and healing themselves is truly heroic.

Rape group welcomes �15m to address abuse

Sunday, December 13 2009 @ 11:59 AM EST

RYAN REPORT: THE DUBLIN Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Children Barry Andrews that he is allocating � 15 million towards the implementation of the Ryan report recommendations and a further � 3 million to finance a referendum on children�s rights.

The DRCC has also said the �unreserved apology� from the Irish bishops� conference this week was �not enough�.

Some want revenge others want counselling but most just want to tell their stories

Sunday, November 29 2009 @ 10:03 AM EST

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JAMIE SMYTH

Helpline counsellors were up to 10 times busier than usual yesterday in the wake of the report�s publication

GUILT, ANGER, frustration, mistrust and desperation were just a few of the emotions that helpline counsellors encountered as they responded to a flood of calls from victims of sex abuse.

Clergy sex abuse victims respond to report on clergy crimes

Saturday, November 28 2009 @ 10:44 AM EST

Statement by Barbara Blaine of Chicago, Founder and President of SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

One sentence says it all: �The most senior figures in the Irish hierarchy did not report these crimes. . .because of an obsessive culture of secrecy and a desire to preserve the power and aura of the Church and to avoid giving scandal to their congregations.�

Rape Crisis Centre: 300% spike in calls since Murphy report

Saturday, November 28 2009 @ 02:59 AM EST

The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has reported a 300% increase in calls to its helpline following the publication of the Murphy report into child sexual abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese.

Counselling contact details

Friday, November 27 2009 @ 09:33 AM EST

Contact details of organisations offering counselling for those affected by child abuse.

Group faults response by Nazarene church to sex abuse lawsuit

Tuesday, November 24 2009 @ 03:48 AM EST

An advocacy group for child victims of sexual abuse by clergy on Monday criticized the Church of the Nazarene�s response to a lawsuit.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests points to the lawsuit in Oklahoma that accuses the church of complicity in the sexual abuse of five girls by an elementary church pastor in that state. Specifically, SNAP decries a church response that asserted, in part, that any injuries or damages suffered by the plaintiffs were caused or contributed to by their own conduct.

Priest Abuse Support Group Calls Attention To Local Cases

Tuesday, November 24 2009 @ 03:41 AM EST

A group that formed to support victims of priest abuse in the Catholic Church is now calling attention to other abuse cases. They say they're speaking for the victims who are often too ashamed or too scared to speak for themselves.

Some members of SNAP, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, protested Monday to call attention to two child abuse cases that have local ties.

Judy Jones was at the former headquarters of the Church of the Nazarene on Monday to talk about Ryan Wonderly. He was a children's minister with the church and is now serving 35 years in prison for crimes against young girls.

Victims' Advocates Criticize Priest Sex Abuse Study

Thursday, November 19 2009 @ 06:01 AM EST

Produced by Lynette Kalsnes

An advocacy group for victims abused by priests is criticizing a recent study.

The study that's underway is trying to determine why there was more priest sexual abuse in the '60s and '70s, and why it fell after 1985. It's being done for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Agency criticises delay in abuse report

Saturday, November 14 2009 @ 06:45 PM EST

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PATSY McGARRY

A DELAY in the publication of a report into how allegations of clerical child sex abuse in Dublin?s Catholic archdiocese were handled means there is a danger that the civil authorities could be seen to be acting to protect themselves from public scrutiny, the One in Four agency has said.

Clergy sex abuse victims want action on 2 accused bishops

Friday, November 06 2009 @ 04:59 PM EST

SNAP Press Release

Clergy sex abuse victims want action on 2 accused bishops

Suit against one of them, now dead, was resolved last month

Several lawsuits against the other, still alive, have also settled

But KC diocese stays mum about allegations against both men

One molested in Hawaii and brought other KC priests there with him

Self-help group urges lay people on church panel to "get to work or quit"

Organization also challenges Bishop Finn to "live up to your promise to be open"

Group asking Quincyans to step forward if they were abused by Catholic priest who once worked at QU

Thursday, November 05 2009 @ 10:32 AM EST

By STEVE EIGHINGER
Herald-Whig Staff Writer

Judy Block Jones was in Quincy to make a plea on two fronts.

Jones was urging past victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests to come forward. She was also asking Quincy University to take an active role by encouraging anyone with information about potential crimes committed by a Franciscan priest who once worked for the school to also step forward.

Group urges victims of priest abuse to come forward

Thursday, November 05 2009 @ 10:30 AM EST

Elsie Boudreau, a Yu'pik Eskimo from Alaska, suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a Jesuit priest in Nome, Alaska, from age 10 to 16.

She later successfully sued Father James Poole and won a financial settlement against him. Now he lives in a Jesuit retirement center in Spokane, and Boudreau is a victim liaison for a California law firm.

Group urges victims of priest abuse to come forward

Wednesday, November 04 2009 @ 05:49 PM EST

Victims' advocates urge sensitivity

Thursday, October 29 2009 @ 02:23 PM EST

By SCOTT WALDMAN, Staff writer

An advocacy group for those abused by priests is asking people to be sensitive about the victims who come forward.

Website Seeks to Expose Clergy Sex Abuse in COGIC

Tuesday, October 27 2009 @ 12:54 PM EST

A new Web site aims to draw attention to alleged clergy sexual abuse within the nation's largest Pentecostal denomination.

Sex abuse victims urge others to speak out

Sunday, October 25 2009 @ 01:09 PM EST

By Dave Kinchen

SAGINAW COUNTY -- Victims of alleged sexual abuse gathered in Saginaw County to launch a series of prevention programs aimed at stopping future cases of abuse through churches, or other religious entities.

The Group SNAP or Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests met to encourage possible victims to report the crimes to authorities and help add to the list of registered sex offenders in the state.

Men Urge Abuse victims to Speak Out

Thursday, October 22 2009 @ 03:39 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) - Two Dallas-area men who were part of a $4.6 million settlement over alleged sexual abuse by a now-deceased Catholic priest are urging other victims to speak out.

Support group for victims of clergy sexual abuse starts in W.Va.

Monday, October 12 2009 @ 03:21 PM EST

By Kathryn Gregory

The first self-help support group meeting will be held today at 6:30 p.m. at the Kanawha Public Library in St. Albans. Any victims of sexual abuse by a clergy member of any religious faith are encouraged to attend.

Group formed to help victims of sexual abuse on the Flathead Reservation

Monday, September 21 2009 @ 02:24 PM EST

Dixie Trahan Brabender knows what it's like to hold on to a secret.

She also knows what it's like to tell someone that secret and not be believed.

Now she's starting a support group for those who've shared either side of that experience.

SURVIVORS OF ABUSE WALK TO SYDNEY TO URGE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS

Wednesday, September 16 2009 @ 11:08 AM EST

Four young women, all survivors of abuse, will walk from the Hunter to Sydney to raise awareness about abuse as well as urgently needed funds for the local centre they say has helped them to heal from their nightmare experience.

The women are hoping that their 166km walk from the Mayumarri Healing Centre at Quorrobolong, near Cessnock, to Parliament House in Sydney will raise $50,000. They will start their six day trek on Wednesday October 14 and finish on Monday October 19.

Day of atonement call for abuse against the innocent

Monday, August 24 2009 @ 05:28 PM EST

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PATSY McGARRY

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 27th should be designated as a day of atonement by the Catholic Church in Ireland for abuse committed against the innocent, the Humbert School was told at the weekend.

Drogheda-based Augustinian priest Fr Iggy O'Donovan noted that celebrations were being planned for that day to mark the 30th anniversary of the arrival in Ireland of the late pope John Paul II.

Child-abuse report judge praises courage of victims

Monday, August 24 2009 @ 05:18 PM EST

By John Cooney

THE JUDGE behind the damning report into systematic abuse of thousands of children in State institutions has warmly praised those who told him their stories, thereby bringing to light "events which were shrouded in darkness for so long".

Advocates for clergy abuse victims urge parishioners to speak out about convicted priest

Sunday, August 23 2009 @ 05:24 PM EST

Members of a support group for victims of alleged clergy abuse passed out leaflets in front of St. Columbkille Catholic Church in South Los Angeles today, urging parishioners and church employees who have information about sex crimes to speak out.

St. Columbkille is the former parish of defrocked priest Michael Stephen Baker, who in 2007 was sent to prison for sexually abusing two boys, and who authorities have identified as a prolific child molester.

Group wants to know if there are any other clergy sex abuse victims in Fargo

Saturday, August 22 2009 @ 05:36 PM EST

FARGO, ND- A group that fights against sexual abuse wants anyone affected locally to come forward and get help. An organization called 'The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests' - or "SNAP" - held a demonstration in front of Shanley High School yesterday.

Church applauded for response to sex abuse claims

Thursday, August 20 2009 @ 06:09 PM EST

A man, who says he was sexually abused by a priest in the New South Wales Hunter region when he was a boy, has praised the Catholic Church for helping to bring his alleged abuser to justice.

Abuse victims unite in call for �600m extra compensation

Wednesday, August 19 2009 @ 02:07 AM EST

VICTIM groups now want religious orders to pay �600m directly to survivors of institutional child sex abuse.

None of the compensation money should go to cover administrative, legal or medical costs, a new alliance of survivors of abuse groups has said.

Instead survivors want the Government to keep a promise made in 2002 that the Redress Board awards would match average High Court payouts in personal injury claims.

Emotional Clearing

Saturday, August 08 2009 @ 02:29 AM EST

Fear and trauma can produce conditioned emotional responses that � unless released � will not only hamper our ability to live and enjoy life fully, but can also limit the ability of some body systems to function properly, particularly the immune system. This can result in unexplained pain and illness as well as depression and other psychological �issues.�

Essential oils can assist in helping people to move beyond emotional blocks through their relaxing effect. The aldehydes and esters of certain essential oils are very calming and sedating to the nervous system. These substances allow us to relax instead of getting caught up in anxiety spiral. Anxiety creates an acidic condition that activates the transcript enzyme which then transcribes that anxiety on the RNA template and stores it in the DNA. That emotion then becomes a predominate factor in our lives from that moment on.

Sex abuse support service wins grant of �15,000

Wednesday, August 05 2009 @ 12:30 AM EST

A PLYMOUTH-based listening service has been awarded �15,140 to continue supporting victims of rape and sexual violence.

SALT South West (Sexual Abuse Listening Service) in Plymouth has been awarded the grant from the Government Equalities Office's (GEO) Special Fund supported by the Home Office and Department for Health.

Ireland to erect memorial to abused children

Tuesday, July 28 2009 @ 04:30 AM EST

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A national memorial will be erected in Ireland for tens of thousands of children who were abused over decades in church-run institutions, it was announced today.

Children�s Minister Barry Andrews said a national day of remembrance for survivors and those who died at the hands of sexual, emotional and physical torture is also being considered.

Publishing abuse report is crucial for victims

Monday, July 27 2009 @ 02:37 AM EST

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COMMISSION OF inquiry reports are a bit like buses these days � you wait ages for them and then two arrive almost simultaneously.

Last week the Dublin archdiocese report was delivered to the Minister for Justice � almost seven years after the initial commitment to establish a State inquiry into clerical child sexual abuse in Dublin following the Prime Time Cardinal Secrets documentary. And it took a full decade for the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (Ryan commission) to report last May on its findings of abuse of children in institutions.

SURVIVORSHIP WEBINARS

Tuesday, July 21 2009 @ 11:56 PM EST

By eassurvey

SURVIVORSHIP WEBINARS

Survivorship is happy to announce a series of Webinars and Teleconferences on various aspects of ritual abuse and healing. Webinars are seminars on the Web � basically, conference calls plus slides. Teleconferences are conference calls; sometimes they are accompanied by slides on the Survivorship website. Both can have question and answer periods. They are like presentations at a conference, except there is no travel involved!

Sex abuse children 'need therapy'

Monday, July 20 2009 @ 09:55 PM EST

Thousands of sexually abused children could suffer long-term mental health problems because of a massive shortfall in the availability of therapy, the NSPCC has said.

Every year up to 88,500 sex abuse victims across the UK are left struggling to recover from their ordeal because of a "postcode lottery" in provision of therapeutic services, the children's charity warned.

Lay Catholic group fears demise amid budget woes, seeks funds

Saturday, July 18 2009 @ 11:09 PM EST

By Denise Lavoie

Boston -- A lay Catholic group founded in the worst days of the church's clergy sex abuse scandal said Monday it may be forced to cease operations because of a downturn in donations.

Leaders of Voice of the Faithful sent out a fundraising letter Monday to members saying it is "at the crossroads of financial survival" and needs $60,000 by the end of this month.

Extend protection from abuse to all children

Monday, July 13 2009 @ 01:38 AM EST

Courts, lawyers, even cash settlements can do little to ease the trauma of child sexual abuse. But for mistakes of the past, the legal system represents society�s best means of helping victims of childhood abuse obtain some semblance of justice.

S.N.A.P Holds Meeting Over Local Priest�s Sexual Abuse Of Locals

Friday, July 10 2009 @ 02:17 AM EST

The nation�s largest support group for victims of clergy abuse organized a meeting in Boardman, Thursday night.

The group, known as S.N.A.P. which stands for �Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests,� hosted a meeting inside the Boardman library. Judy Block Jones of S.N.A.P explains the group�s purpose, � We are an independent organization. We have nothing to do with the church. We are a safe haven for survivors who have been sexually abused by clergy.�

Recognizing signs of sexual abuse is important, help is available

Thursday, July 09 2009 @ 11:31 AM EST

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- For children suffering from sexual abuse, or inappropriate contact at the hands of an authority figure, it's often hard to know where to turn.

For a child of any age, it's a confusing and scary situation.

ChildHelp Tennessee Director Pamela Dickey says, "When that person that you respect and you have to follow the orders of, starts breaking the rules with you and touching and asking you to do things, then you're put into a position where you don't know what to do next. You don't know who you can turn to."

Support group to hold meeting to discuss priest abuse

Monday, July 06 2009 @ 03:10 PM EST

A support group for people who have been abused by priests says if Youngstown's bishop won't hold a public meeting, they will hold their own.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests ,(SNAP), will hold a public meeting on Thursday at the Boardman branch of the Youngstown library.

Vindy.com Newswatch Survivors network plans Thursday meeting on clergy misconduct

Monday, July 06 2009 @ 02:51 PM EST

YOUNGSTOWN � SNAP, a Chicago-based national support group for clergy sex abuse victims, claims Bishop George V. Murry of the Diocese of Youngstown �is ignoring� its request for a public meeting on sexual misconduct by the clergy, and specifically the case of the Rev. Thomas Crum.

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests plans a public meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Boardman branch of Youngstown-Mahoning County Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave.

Victims� groups under pressure

Sunday, July 05 2009 @ 03:18 PM EST

Help groups have been inundated with calls since the publication of the Ryan Report, but cannot rely on sustained funding from the government, writes Public Affairs Correspondent John Burke.

Over the past six weeks, 476 people have contacted sexual abuse advocacy group One In Four for the first time.

SNAP starts chapter based in St. Clairsville

Thursday, June 25 2009 @ 06:57 PM EST

A support group for clergy sex abuse victims is starting a new chapter in St. Clairsville. The first meeting of the group SNAP "Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests" will be held on Wednesday, July 8.

We hope this location will be centrally located and better serve the Steubenville, Wheeling, Marietta and Cambridge areas. The support meeting will be held at the St. Clairsville Public Library, between 6 and 8 p.m.

Group asks Diocese of Youngstown to seek out abuse victims

Wednesday, June 24 2009 @ 07:14 PM EST

A support group for clergy sex-abuse victims published a letter Wednesday publicly urging the Diocese of Youngstown to send a second, more emphatic and explicit letter to hundreds of Catholics who attended a school where a now-suspended priest worked.

SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is the nation�s oldest and largest support group for clergy-abuse victims.

Mid-Missouri chapter of sexual abuse survivors' group forms

Wednesday, June 10 2009 @ 08:57 PM EST

BY Emily Ponder, Zack Aldrich

COLUMBIA � Don Asbee says he was nine years old when a priest began sexually abusing him at his Catholic school. Now, Asbee is forming a support group for others who have gone through similar experiences.

Survivors Network still needs help from public

Thursday, June 04 2009 @ 12:59 PM EST

In a Marietta Times article published May 26 about the Irish Catholic Clergy Abuse Report, here is something to think about:

My friend, Colm O' Gorman, is the founder of "One in Four" the Ireland survivor support group that is similar to the USA survivor group called SNAP, "Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests." Colm has been a pioneer in breaking through some of the atrocities forced upon innocent vulnerable kids. He is a victim of priest sex abuse himself.

Repairing the Harm From Clergy Sex Abuse

Monday, May 25 2009 @ 10:24 PM EST

For the last ten years I have worked in the field of restorative justice. My students, community members, and I, along with the survivors of crimes of severe violence, regularly participate in intensive three-day healing circles we conduct in maximum-security prisons. Our MULS Restorative Justice Initiative (RJI) also facilitates victim/offender dialogues in very serious cases.

Solidarity book for abuse victims

Saturday, May 23 2009 @ 01:42 PM EST

Dublin's lord mayor has opened a book of solidarity for the victims of abuse by the religious orders.

Meanwhile, the orders are coming under pressure to increase their contribution to compensation made to the victims.

Irish counselors swamped after Catholic Church abuse report

Friday, May 22 2009 @ 01:59 PM EST

Posted by: Tom Heneghan

DUBLIN - Victims of sexual abuse and neglect in Catholic-run schools and orphanages in Ireland swamped counseling services on Thursday after the publication of the harrowing findings of a nine-year investigation

Abuse victims need community support, understanding

Wednesday, May 20 2009 @ 07:51 PM EST

By Cyndi Nelson Times Associate Editor

When a child is hurt by someone in a position the community holds in high regard, the long-term effects can be "particularly harmful," Lou Lacey, director of Children�s Hospital�s Intervention and Prevention Services, said.

Issues in Mental Health: Sexual abuse: Understanding the perpetrator, protecting your family

Tuesday, May 12 2009 @ 03:54 PM EST

By Greg Volk, PsyD - Volk Human Services

It may be appropriate to issue a warning that reading this section of the article may challenge your preconceived notions, lead to intense emotions, and cause a great deal of discussion. That is good because talking about sexual perpetrators is difficult and necessary.

�Busiest year� for abuse counsellors

Tuesday, April 14 2009 @ 03:13 PM EST

A counselling service for adults who suffered childhood abuse has had its busiest year ever, it has been revealed

There were 16 calls a day from traumatised victims last year in the Republic, a quarter involving institutions like schools or church groups, the Connect organisation said.

Difficult Holiday Times

Sunday, April 12 2009 @ 10:57 PM EST

By:Kathy Broady LCSW

For many dissociative trauma survivors, various holidays and times of year are more difficult than other days. Some survivors may know they typically have a difficult time at the change of seasons, or when Easter-time comes, for example, but they may not have the memories or internal information to understand why they consistently have a difficult time at that time of year.

Patches a sign of penance for abuse

Friday, March 20 2009 @ 04:03 PM EST

By Ed Langlois

Some Portland Catholics are returning to sackcloth as a way to repent for sex abuse committed within the church and the world.

In a 21st-century version of an ancient sign of public sorrow, members of The Madeleine and Ascension parishes are creating 2-by-2-inch patches of burlap with a purple ribbon.

22nd Carnival Against Child Abuse - Telling the Secret

Friday, March 13 2009 @ 09:01 PM EST

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Welcome to the March 13, 2009 edition of carnival against child abuse. The theme of this carnvial is Telling the Secret chosen because of all the negative messages there are around telling the secret in the first place. Listening to those messages comes at a price but telling the secret does too.

Cardinal needs a reality check

Thursday, March 12 2009 @ 10:00 PM EST

OPINION It's about time someone took a few nine-year-old girls to the Vatican and introduced them to the old men there for a reality check.

They should take with them their Barbie dolls, and whatever the current equivalent is of My Little Pony, and the old chaps should be forced to watch a few hours of children's television with them, just to get them up to speed.

Yes, this is what children are like. They are small, trusting, innocent, and in no way adult.

Parents know this. Stepfathers do, too. That's why we protect them, and why breaching their trust is so serious and wrong.

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