Survivor Wendy Westerfield explains her personal interaction with the GRACE Investigation Team, and what she learned about “holding space” for difficult experiences.

In this guest post, we are taught the best protection for our children is through recognition of the danger.

Many reasons exist why people fail to intervene in abuse situations. Here are a few of them.

Like King David, many within the church respond with a righteous anger when hearing about sexual abuse but fail to respond correctly.

A rarely addressed form of trauma from sexual abuse is discussed: the bitter upending of one’s faith.

Dr. Diane Langberg examines the culture of systems and why Christians protect churches instead of victims.

A culture of ministry that is centered upon the institution will go to great lengths to protect its reputation, compromising the value and protection of the vulnerable.

Four reasons faith organizations should resist investigating allegations before reporting to authorities.

Examining the communal pressures that discourage seeing and responding to abuse correctly.

While offenders should receive the love and forgiveness of Jesus, we must realize that forgiveness and love do not eliminate the consequences of the sin.

Wherever we fail to stand for righteousness and hide or ignore sin for the sake of something we love more than God, we too are choosing evil. 

Essay by Joey Mangano on the relationship between sexual abuse and insurance companies.

Author Denise George examines six common myths that prevent many people from letting go.

Well-intentioned yet ill-informed reactions can be just as hurtful to a victim as the always-malicious victim blaming. These are practical ways to avoid retraumatizing victims.

The claim that the Church is being persecuted whenever child molesters, or those who harbor them, are brought to justice contradicts scripture and common sense.

GRACE Board Member Victor Vieth shares ten lessons from Henry Gerecke on how to minister to adult sex offenders.

Victor Vieth explains the nuance of applying Law & Gospel to Victims & Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse

Neil Jaffee describes and advocates for a set of specialized practices that will revolutionize our approach to the handling of child sexual abuse cases in the criminal justice system .