Reflections from Survivors
Click here to read written reflections by people who have been abused by Catholic Church personnel. For some people, their faith life may be too shattered for words or repair; for other people, their faith may be what is holding them together.
Online resources
Click here to explore a selection of resources available online – research papers, blog postings, reflections, interviews – for people who have been affected by abuse in a Church context. These resources have been selected for both those who have been abused and those who seek to support them.
Books
Click here for a selection of books that can be ordered, for anyone seeking to understand the complexity of the spiritual impact of abuse by clergy/religious, and the role that spirituality can play in healing from trauma.
Links
The following are links to organisations involved in the safeguarding of children and in supporting adult survivors of abuse. This list includes organisations involved in acknowledging the spiritual impact of the abuse and providing pastoral or spiritual support.
Republic of Ireland
- The Child and Family Agency: www.tusla.ie
- An Garda Síochána: www.garda.ie
- ISPCC: www.ispcc.ie
- Barnardos: www.barnardos.ie
- HSE National Counselling Service: www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/4/Mental_Health_Services/National_Counselling_Service
- Rape Crisis Network of Ireland: www.rcni.ie
- Children At Risk in Ireland (CARI): www.cari.ie
- One in Four: www.oneinfour.ie
- Connect Counselling: www.connectcounselling.ie
- IACP (Irish Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy): www.irish-counselling.ie
- Facing Forward: www.facingforward.ie
Dublin
- Dublin Rape Crisis Centre: www.drcc.ie
- The Aislinn Centre: www.aislinneducation.net/
Northern Ireland
- Social Services: www.dhsspsni.gov.uk
- The PSNI: www.psni.police.uk
- One in Four: www.oneinfour.org.uk
- The Nexus Institute: www.nexusinstitute.org
- The Samaritans: www.samaritans.org
- The Rowan – Sexual Assault Referral Centre: www.therowan.net
- Lifeline: www.lifelinehelpline.info
- NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk
- Barnardos: www.barnardos.org.uk
All-Island
- NBSCCI: www.safeguarding.ie
- Towards Healing: www.towardshealing.ie
- Towards Peace: www.towardspeace.ie
- AISGA (All Ireland Spiritual Guide Association): www.aisga.ie
- NAPCP (National Association for Pastoral Counselling & Psychotherapy): www.napcp.ie
- Retreats Ireland – Retreat Houses & Pastoral Centres: www.retreatsireland.ie/retreat-centres
Wider UK
- One in Four: www.oneinfour.org.uk
- BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy): www.bacp.co.uk
- MACSAS (Minister & Clergy Sexual Abuse Survivors): www.macsas.org.uk
- NCSC (National Catholic Safeguarding Commission): www.catholicsafeguarding.org.uk
- CSAS (Catholic Safeguarding Advisory Service): www.csas.uk.net
- CCPAS (Churches Child Protection Advisory Service): www.ccpas.co.uk
- The Retreat Association: www.retreats.org.uk/index.html
International
- SDI (Spiritual Directors International): www.sdiworld.org
