Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, known as SNAP, established in 1989, is the oldest and most active support group for women and men abused by religious authority figures in the United States. [Thomas G. Plante (2004) "Sin against the Innocents: Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church (Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality)", ISBN 0275981754, [http://books.google.com/books?id=6NzAM1mxLe4C&pg=PA97&dq=%22Survivors+Network+of+those+Abused+by+Priests%22+-site:snapnetwork.org&sig=DTycPdOFOxEDQ0-8yvH_kCJuF78 p. 97] ]

SNAP is an independent, 501(c) 3 non-profit organization with no connections with any churches. Barbara Blaine, MSW, JD, herself a victim of sex abuse by a priest, is the founder and president. Currently it has over 4,500 members in 55 active chapters. [ [http://www.snapnetwork.org Home Page of SNAP] ]

ee also

*Roman Catholic sex abuse cases
*Jehovah's Witnesses and child sex abuse
*Voice of the Faithful

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