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Vermont: Stalling the Catholic Abuse Through Bankruptcy

by Leslie C. Griffin* There is one Roman Catholic diocese in Vermont, the Diocese of Burlington.1 On September 30, 2024, Kevin O’Connor reported that the diocese had gone into bankruptcy, becoming the fortieth Catholic organization to do so.2 In the bankruptcy papers, Bishop John McDermott of the...

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Future, Present and Past

by Leslie C. Griffin* You have probably read more about abuse and abusers in my last four blog posts than you believed was even possible. It is an exhausting list. Yet there are still many more cases before us, even now, in 2024. As the statutes of limitations change, new cases begin in...

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CHILD USA’s CVA Report Affirms Trauma Has No Time Limit

CHILD USA’s CVA Report Affirms Trauma Has No Time Limit

By Carina Nixon, September 25, 2024, Senior Staff Attorney at CHILD USA. Prior to CHILD USA, Carina worked as an Attorney-Advisor for the Small Business Administration’s Office of Disaster Assistance, where she helped small business owners recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.  Previously, she...

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Who is Watching Out for Those Children?

Who is Watching Out for Those Children?

This blog was written by Mauri Rapp, CHILD USA's Content Manager, after her Q&A with Dr. Paul Offit on the importance of child immunizations, the alarming trend of anti-vaxxers, and how education is the key to ensuring the safety and health of our children.  Dr. Paul Offit is the Director of...

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The Right’s Attack on Children

The Right’s Attack on Children

This blog was written by CHILD USA CEO and Founder Professor Marci Hamilton and published in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas on April 29, 2024. “Parental rights” are all the rage now in some quarters. But when parents gain rights, who loses them? Children. Remember the Dark Ages in America for...

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Advancing the Right to Education in 2024 and Beyond

Advancing the Right to Education in 2024 and Beyond

Torah Bontrager was born and raised traditional Amish and escaped at age 15. In 2018, she founded The Amish Heritage Foundation, which is a nonprofit committed to empowering Amish women and children through education past the 8th grade and fostering public awareness about the crises hidden in...

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