by intoaccount | Jul 4, 2022 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, child sexual abuse, Plain people, social work, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
Dove’s Nest Apologized May 2022 On May 11, 2022, the faith-based child abuse prevention organization Dove’s Nest released a public statement accepting responsibility for and apologizing for the harm caused by their promotion of a deeply problematic book,...
by intoaccount | Jun 24, 2022 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Believing survivors, Ethics, Survivors speak, trauma, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
The Contents of My Story May Disturb You Hi, my name is *Miya, and I am a survivor of Kent Peters. This is my story. Before I begin, I want to give a content/trigger warning to readers. The following post will include the following topics: grooming boundary crossing...
by intoaccount | Feb 18, 2022 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, child sexual abuse, Church focus, Plain people, social work, Survivors speak, trauma
Into Account is honored to have as colleagues, and to advocate for, a number of Plain and Amish people. And we’re especially honored to publish a Plain survivor’s story. Plain survivors face many barriers, including people from outside their context...
by intoaccount | Dec 8, 2021 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Ethics, Plain people
CLARIFICATION: This post does NOT refer to the Florida-based nonprofit Never Stand Alone, founded in 2009. Never Stand Alone in Florida has a Candid Platinum Seal and has no association or relationship with the Pennsylvania-based organization described in this post....
by intoaccount | Oct 29, 2021 | advocacy, Anabaptism/Mennonites, Church focus, Ethics, mental illness stigma, misogyny, social work, Survivors speak, trauma, Workplace/Religious Nonprofit focus
Help us put the fire out. On October 19, on the steps of the Eisenhower Office Building in Topeka, Kansas, I said the following: I’ve been in the profession of victim advocacy since 2016, and I consider myself an ally of the mental health professions. Most of my...