who’ve experienced trauma, including survivors of abuse and human trafficking. She works with the Hopeful Hearts Ministry and the Maria Goretti Network, and she’s a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child
Abuse and Neglect.
Resources:
- Hopeful Hearts Ministry, hopefulheartsministry.org (any survivor of any abuse)
- Maria Goretti Network, mgoretti.org (peer support group with chapters in the US)
- Adorned in Grace, adornedingracetacoma.com (ministry to prevention and restoration of human trafficking
survivors and any survivor of trauma/abuse) - Mending the Soul website, which includes books, support groups, lots of educational material from a Christian
perspective - John Paul II Healing Center, jpiihealingcenter.org (resources, retreats, Catholic)
Reading Recommendations
- Abuse of Trust by Allen Hebert
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk MD
- Be Healed by Bob Schuchts
- Mending the Soul book and ministry by Steven Tracy
Action Item: Buy the book Abuse of Trust. Read it! Give it to your pastor, school principal or anyone else involved in ministry. Give it a
positive review on Amazon!
Follow the guidelines of trauma-informed ministry:
- Realize that trauma/abuse exist and is very common
- Recognize the signs of trauma
- Respond in a trauma-informed way (using the VEEL approach)
- Avoid re-traumatization
- Consider setting up a trauma-informed church/school/family to create a safe place for survivors to begin to heal
