Table of Contents

Author’s Note Preface Part 1: Understanding the Basics of Abuse and Trauma 1. Chapter 1: My Story of Childhood Clergy Sex Abuse 2. Chapter 2: Understanding the Basics of Abuse 2.1. Types of Abuse 2.2. The Profile of Predators 2.3. Spiritual Hunting Grounds 2.4. Ethics, Morality, Crime 2.5. Who are survivors? 2.6. Why Survivors wait to talk 3. Chapter 3: Understanding the Basics of Trauma 3.1. What is trauma? 3.2. How trauma affects us uniquely 3.3. Trauma in the brain, body, mind, heart, and spirit 4. Chapter 4: Understanding Traumatic Memory Part 2: Guides for Helping and Healing 5. Chapter 5: Healing Together: The Role of Supporters 5.1. The Call to Help 5.2. Family and Friends 5.3. The Church’s Role 5.4. Enlisting Professional Help 5.5. Being Strong Enough to Carry: Staying Healthy 5.5.1. Body 5.5.2. Mind 5.5.3. Heart 5.5.4. Spirit 6. Chapter 6: Help for Supporters and Survivors 6.1. Proactive and have a plan before you need one 6.2. Check: Immediate safety and wellbeing 6.3. Call: Authorities when needed, otherwise a second trusted person 6.4. Care: 6.4.1. Body 6.4.2. Mind 6.4.3. Heart 6.4.4. Spirit 7. Chapter 7: Recognizing and Responding to Child Sex Abuse 7.1. Signs of Abuse 7.2. An Organization’s Response to Abuse 7.3. Preventing Abuse 7.3.1. Background Check 7.3.2. Going Beyond the Background Check 7.3.3. Training Leaders 7.3.4. Equipping Parents 7.3.5. Partnering with the Community Appendix Key Legal Terms Further Reading Acknowledgements

About the Author

Anne Marie Miller lives with her husband, Tim Miller in Franklin, Tennessee. Under the name Anne Jackson, she wrote two books: Mad Church Disease and Permission to Speak Freely. Anne speaks at colleges, conventions and churches on the topics of social justice, sexuality, health, addiction, and biblical themes of grace and restoration. She writes for Relevant Magazine, and has been featured in publications such as Christianity Today and Outreach.