Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN)

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sex...

Tonight's special guest is Kevin Barhydt from Niskayuna, New York, a child abuse survivor, activist and author. He is a YouTube creator where he creates a safe space for survivors of child sexual abuse, abandonment and addiction to explore the healing process, and the author of 'Dear Stephen Michael’s Mother'. Abandoned by his mother at birth, Kevin was enveloped in a labyrinth of adoption, addict...

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, betwee...

Tonight's special guest is Mark Troyer from Johnstown, Pennsylvania, who spent his early years in an 'Ozzie & Harriet', 'Leave it to Beaver' type of family. At around 5 years old his brother, 8 years older, began to sexually abuse him. This abuse continued until Mark was 13 years old and his older brother 21. Mark's sexual abuse would remain a secret for the next 25 years. “If you were an outs...

Tonight's special guest is Lakisha Davis-Small from Washington, D.C., a survivor of child abuse and an activist. Lakisha shares that she was sodomized at 5 years old by a 21 year old relative of her father. Although the predator was caught and punished, Lakisha's dad had a lot of trouble in his life coming to terms with how this difficult to understand situation had happened. She wasn't to be sure...

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Barbara Joy Hansen from Milford, Massachusetts, a child abuse survivor and Violence Prevention Expert. Her book, 'Listen to the Cry of the Child,' is where she share...

Tonight's special guest is Bob Eden from Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia, a survivor who shares his story in his own descriptive, articulate words: "After more than 20 years of fighting depression, psychologists, psychiatrists and many cycles of medication, one simple personal insight brought me home. To all those beautiful people who have suffered from depression I say 'Thank you.' Simply, th...

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Melody J Anderson, LCSW, a child abuse survivor and therapist with 28 years in private practice. Melody found help through Al-Anon and therapy. "Over a quarter of a...

Tonight's special guest is Charles J Stecker Jr from Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania, a child abuse transcender as well as a previous guest of our show. You may recognize Charles’ name because he is the Host for our Wednesday evening 'special guest' "Stop Child Abuse Now" talk radio show. During his childhood, Charles endured every type of abuse any child has the misfortune of experiencing. At the a...

Tonight's special guest is Janine Robben from Portland, Oregon, an attorney, author activist and mom. Janine prosecuted sexual crimes committed against children in Oregon for seven years. Later, in her second career as a newspaper reporter, she covered the disappearance of two girls. Her work was was publicized in People magazine and described as 'stranger danger' but actually turned out to be gro...

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Michelle Bless from Cincinnati, a survivor of severe child abuse who's now a Minister and Chaplain. She'll appear on the 1st Thursday of each month and is the author...

Tonight's special guests are Alexis & Justin Black from Gaylord, Michigan, both proud foster care alumni as well as recent graduates, authors, and business owners. Together, they've created 'ROSE (Rising Over Societal Expectations) Empowerment Group', a company structured to close the information gap for young adults as well as 'The Scholarship Expert' where they support students to graduate d...

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Bill Murray from Los Angeles, our founder. Bill's recovery is 12 Step-based and spans some 3 and a half decades. Sexually abused by numerous clerics, all men, betwee...

Tonight's special guests are Steven & Meghan Bratcher from Owensboro, Kentucky, loving parents who are at their wits end over what to do about the institutional abuse their two young boys have experienced. Steven says, "I am reaching out to the public in a desperate plea for help as my entire life has unraveled before my eyes." Meghan tells us they ".. want to end the systematic corruption in...

Tonight's special guest is Melody J Anderson, LCSW, from Los Angeles and New York City, a child abuse survivor with 28 years in private practice in Westwood and Manhattan. "I grew up in an alcoholic home," Melody reports. "My father suffered from many addictions, including gambling and alcoholism. Sadly, he never sought treatment and died at 55." She goes on, "My mother dealt with her depression f...

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Felicia L Reed, a trauma-informed Recovery Coach who suffered the entire spectrum of abuses from the age of 5 to 51. That was the point when she started a healing an...

Tonight's special guest is Beth Donahue from Port Richey, Florida, a returning NAASCA family member who's both a survivor and an activist. She'll be catching us up with any number of things she's been doing over the last year or so. "I have been targeted by my family and have lost friends and people I love," she explains, "mainly because I wouldn't waiver on my beliefs that children should be put...

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Pastor Deborah Schleich, who grew up all over the world in a military family where her mother was mentally ill, and is now a survivor-professional. Living in Pensaco...

Tonight's special guest is DeJay Lester from Kennewick, Washington, a child abuse survivor, activist and author of the book 'Fostering Dreams'. DeJay’s childhood started out well, in a stable and loving home environment, but at the age of 7 his mother became ill and he was abruptly sent to live with his father, a man that he barely knew. DeJay shares his many struggles, uncertainties, and disappoi...

Tonight's special guest is Birgitte Tan from Los Angeles, California, who for more than 15 years has helped people successfully navigate the murky waters of heartache, health recovery, and grief to reimagine and reinvent lives filled to the brim with joy, happiness, wellbeing, and grace. "I help people start over," she says. "Grounded in my motto 'move your body, heal your grief,' I founded the 'D...

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Dr Jaime Romo from San Diego, California, an educator, consultant, author, and Commissioned Minister, who promotes healing from abuse and the prevention of child sex...

Tonight's special guest is Nancy V Brown from Atlanta, Georgia, a child abuse survivor, advocate, coach and new NAASCA volunteer. Nancy is also an author. 'My Costa Rican Hummingbird Sings' is the story of her life journey. From her earliest days in Costa Rica, to her current life as an entrepreneur, she has faced countless challenges. At age 5 she experienced sexual child abuse at the hands of a...

Q & A call-in discussion with a survivor-professional, using an OPEN MIKE forum. We'll feature a survivor-professional co-host who'll field topics brought to the episode by you, the listener. ~~ Tonight the special co-host will be Sharyn Higdon Jones, a licensed psychotherapist for over 35 years with individuals, couples and families who have experienced the trauma of abuse. In her words: “The...

Tonight's special guest is Alloysa C from Queens, New York , a survivor of childhood physical, mental and emotional abuse, and an adult advocate for Domestic Violence and Childhood Abuse. Growing up with an alcoholic father who was verbally, mentally and emotionally abusive. Alloysa didn’t have it easy with a mentally ill mother who was emotionally and physically abusive. "I am an overcomer of chi...

Tonight's special guest is Kathy and Richard Butler from Atlanta, Georgia, the founders of 'Comfort In The Storm', an organization dedicated to providing child sexual abuse prevention and awareness training for parents and caregivers. "We are credentialed advocates and the parents of a survivor," Kathy writes. "We currently provide daily prevention and awareness tips on our social media platforms-...