Michael D. Hoffman, Founder, Survivor My name is Mike Hoffman. I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse by clergy for five years when I was very young. Now, I am 55 years old. My wife and I have been married for 26 years, and we have two beautiful...
Teresa Pitt Green, Founder I remember early steps to found this magazine, which now reaches every diocese in the United States – and is read in English-speaking Catholic circles around the world, like the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, Australia, Guam, South Africa and the Vatican. There was that first...
Our Jewish sisters and brothers are recognizing the issue of child sexual abuse and developing child protection measures. One leader is Sacred Spaces, founded by Shira Berkovits. Ph.D., JD, who is a behavioral psychologist and attorney. Sacred Spaces is a national non-profit organization that provides Jewish institutions with professional...
Teresa Pitt Green, Co-Founder Child protection efforts are needed everywhere it seems. In just the past year, the sexual abuse of children and minors has continued unabated in places other than the Catholic Church—the film industry, high-stakes sports, schools, day cares and even children’s foundations. After two years volunteering...
The Healing Voices presents its…. Fourth Annual Child Abuse Prevention Special Edition April 2019 Michael D. Hoffman On behalf of the Founders of The Healing Voices Magazine, I offer a hearty welcome to child-protection professionals, survivor ministers and all concerned with healing wounds caused by abuse of children in our...
Msgr Stephen J. Rossetti, PhD, DMin A New Phenomenon? It seems to many that the issue of child sexual abuse is a new one. Decades ago it was rarely in the public eye. There were no mandatory reporting laws and little public awareness of this terrible tragedy. Those who...
Jennifer Samartano There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children. (Nelson Mandela, May 8, 1995) Recently, I walked into an event that was addressing the issue of child sexual abuse. What I remember the most from that event...
Presenting: The Global, Universal Argument for a Safe Environment for Little Ones and the Vulnerable In Three Words SANCTITY OF LIFE Teresa Morris Kettelkamp When I worked in Rome for the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, the Commission received permission from the Holy Father to have Episcopal Conferences...
Kathy O’Connell I am a mother and now a grandmother. Children have been and always will be an important part of my life. They are treasures. A mother lives very closely to the innocence of each child with his or her thoughts, words, and actions. In this role I...
Teresa Pitt Green Mike Hoffman has been a relentless advocate for child protection since the first day I met him some years ago and we founded this magazine with other Catholic survivors of clergy abuse. Every survivor of abuse is a role model in his or her own right....