SUPPORT AND HELP
We Can Help
If you were abused in a religious context as a child or as an adult and need support to speak out. We can help you!
Have you, or someone you know, been abused by a priest, religious leader, lay worker or teacher in a religious setting? (eg. church-run schools, youth work, residential care, foster care, etc.)
Are you confused, upset, angry, disbelieving about abuse by clergy? To explore how we can help, whether you experience direct or indirect impacts of abuse by clergy, contact us today.
Crisis Support
To advocate for improved responses to people and communities adversely affected by abuse in religious contexts.
To engage in proactive and constructive conversations with religious institutions to generate a better understanding of living with the aftermath of clergy abuse.
To organise activities related to trauma-recovery, including meditation, art therapy, and talks of general interest.
To liaise with church healing and support workers in the Newcastle / Hunter region to ensure appropriate referrals for support services and community engagement.
Listening Heart
We all need to be reflected on the compassionate heart of another person. It seems there is no suffering that is beyond our endurance, and no condition with which we cannot cope, as long as our anguish can be expressed to another and heard.
Adolfo Quezada – ‘Compassionate Awareness’