Are you safe?

   prepare the congregation before disclosing

    Jesus warned us to beware of wolves in sheep's clothing.

       the wolf has just had the sheep's clothing removed

   WE are about to be informed of an evil

     let us trust in the Lord to help us get through

     for strength, resiliance and endurance to face and deal with this.

  do not fear

  May the peace of Christ be in our hearts

 have a comfortable setting

 after making the disclosure close in prayer

  asking God to help us work through this.

Supporting the vicariously traumatised.

some questions asked:

how did it happen?

what efforts were done to prevent it

  abusers are sneaky  

  systems are a challenge to them

  but dislosures have been made

  and action taken

Responding to children and young people’s disclosures of abuse

Key messages from research on identifying and responding to disclosures of child sexual abuse

Responding to Disclosures

Clergy Members as Responders to Victims of Sexual Abuse and Assault

Believing and Responding to Victims    ( advice for pastors )

 Links may not be active over time

checked 14th June 2021

Bravehearts  support vicariously traumatised relatives, friends  leaders and members ( I checked with them)

I  hate to add to the demands on Lifeline  13 11 14  but they would assist

       the demand is so great there tends to be a long wait