Resources for Reform
The following list of resources is made available for everyone from victims to Legislators to the interested public. We encourage you to investigate the issue of SOL reform and make your voice heard.
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(Click one of the headings below to see materials in that category.)
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Studies and Empirical Data
BishopAccountability.org, (a site devoted to the compilation and examination of data regarding the Catholic Church and sexual abuse). See, especially, Data on the Crisis.
Marci A. Hamilton, Facts About Childhood Sexual Abuse, March 13, 2009 (a brief compilation and examination of a number of studies regarding childhood sexual abuse).
The Leadership Council, Eight Common Myths About Child Sex Abuse, (the compilation provided by The Leadership Council on the linked page has a number of resources and studies which are very helpful).
Michael Meaney et al., Epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor in human brain associates with childhood abuse, Nature Neuroscience 12, 342-48 (2009) (the abstract of the study examining the genetic effects of childhood sexual abuse is freely available. The study is examined in the article above "Scars of child abuse reach down to genetic level, scientists find" from CBC News on Feb. 23, 2009).
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Exposing the Myth
SOL reform is not anti-Catholic, nor is it directed against the Catholic Church. Click HERE to see why the argument that it is fails.
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Facts About Child Sexual Abuse
Click HERE for a brief compilation and examination of a number of studies regarding childhood sexual abuse. It is clear from the numbers that something must be done - SOL reform is the most effective method of finding hidden predators.
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Misinformation Spread About the NY Child Victims Act
Read our new document dispelling the untruths that have been circulated against the Child Victims Act and explaining the truth about the Child Victims Act by clicking HERE.
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