Our blog contains ACNAtoo statements and updates, community resources written by the ACNAtoo team, articles on abuse-related topics by outside experts, and more.

Dear Jane: Why We Do What We Do
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Dear Jane: Why We Do What We Do

A number of weeks ago our team received a thoughtful, charitable, yet concerned email from an ACNA member who, while deeply committed to supporting victims of abuse in the church, expressed concern about the methods our team has utilized in our advocacy work. This piece is an adaptation of our response and we hope it can be helpful and illuminating to any who share the letter writer’s concerns.

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Fr. Keith and the Case of the Missing Correction
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Fr. Keith and the Case of the Missing Correction

The Province alerted ACNAtoo that Fr. Keith Hartsell would issue a public correction on October 31 regarding his misleading comments from September 5. However, the audio of the 10/31/21 livestream goes silent for 5:54 during the announcements. If any correction was issued, it was masked by this silence.

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D.A.R.V.O. in Action
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D.A.R.V.O. in Action

DARVO is an acronym that describes a manipulation strategy used by perpetrators in response to being held accountable for their actions. DARVO stands for Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim and Offender. In this post, we provide an educational breakdown of a public statement about one of our survivor stories showing DARVO in action.

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