Healing resources for survivors of clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse in the Orthodox Church
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Resources
Training, Consultation, and Education
Dr. Anna Salter
Expert on grooming/predators
Dr. Jennifer Freyd
Founder of Center for Institutional Courage
Jennifer Joy Freyd, PhD. (jjfreyd.com)
Dr. Michael A. Salter
Expert on child sexual exploitation, gender-based violence, complex trauma
Articles:
More than 300 million child victims of online sexual abuse globally: report (unsw.edu.au)
Psychologist, Co-founder of Global Trauma Recovery Institute
Musings on Faith and Psychology | Thoughts on life and the world around me (philipmonroe.com)
Lori Anne Thompson
Clergy abuse resources
https://loriannethompson.com/research-studies/
Dr. David Pooler
Expert on clergy exploitation of adults
Dr. Arielle Schwartz
Center for Resilience Informed Therapy
Welcome | Dr. Arielle Schwartz (drarielleschwartz.com)
Websites:
Resources for Professional Exploitation- therapist, clergy, etc.
Not The Other Woman | Adult Clergy Sexual Abuse
Coping with family while dealing with abuse or assault
Organizations:
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (snapnetwork.org)
SNAP is a wealth of information about clergy-perpetrated abuse, including resources for those abused as adults. SNAP has a survivor support group for Orthodox Christians that meets monthly.
HelpHer (helpherresources.com)
Monthly webinars, education and survivor groups. Catholic
Training for faith-based communities and professionals, resources
Child abuse prevention and advocacy
Help for those navigating religious trauma, spiritual abuse, and adverse religious experiences
Resources, training and community
A Collective of organizations addressing the needs of survivors
RAINN | The nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization
Together We Heal (togetherwehealcommunity.org
Grief, addressing grief in all forms and loss of community
Justice, accountability and recovery in Christian contexts
Godly response to abuse in the Christian environment
Videos
The Abuse of Power in the Church with Diane Langberg and Phil Monroe (youtube.com)
The Grooming Process: Sex with a pastor is never an affair. (youtube.com)
Podcasts
Holy/Hurt Podcast (holyhurtpodcast.com)
Hosted by Hilary McBride, addresses clergy abuse
Safe to Hope Podcast Transcripts Season One (helpherresources.com)
Addressing spiritual abuse, sexual abuse
Podcast - Adam Young Counseling
Sexual abuse, spiritual abuse, engaging one's own story
Tears of Eden: Supporting survivors of Spiritual Abuse and Religious Trauma
Protestant perspective
For survivors of sexual abuse- also offers support groups
Episode Archive | The Roys Report (julieroys.com)
Episodes on clergy-perpetrated abuse
Of note:
Recovery & Empowerment: A Path Forward | The Roys Report (julieroys.com)
Restore Day 2: 'Borrow Hope' From Others Until Your Own Hope Restored (julieroys.com)
Dr. Diane Langberg: Understanding Adult Clergy Abuse | The Roys Report (julieroys.com)
Affair or Abuse? The Church's Hurtful Response | The Roys Report (julieroys.com)
Adult Abuse Survivors Are Often Treated As ‘Sinners,’ Threats to Church (julieroys.com)
Opinion: How I Came to Believe my “Affair” was Abuse (julieroys.com)
Is Misty Edwards A Victim? | The Roys Report (julieroys.com)
Truth & Consequences - The Second Wound
Sexual abuse, trauma recovery
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Blogs and interviews with Orthodox clergy and faithful
The Good Men Project- Interview Series with Scott Jacobsen
Dr. Hermina Nedelescu and Dorothy Small
Rev. J. Gregory Waynick
"Let's stop clergy sexual misconduct - before another scandal explodes"
Fr. Gregory "Get Rid of the Old Yeast: Responding to Clergy Sexual Misconduct"
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