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Making Use of Evidence Packets to Increase the Safety of Victims and their Loved Ones in Response to Dangerous Abuser Networks

By Dr. Lacter
In Fighting for Survivors
February 21, 2019
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The safety of victims and their loved ones can be increased by creating evidence packets and distributing them to trusted parties. Crime evidence held by trusted parties may safeguard victims and loved ones against being killed, disappeared, permanently disabled, etc., in order to lose or destroy all evidence.  Typical evidence included inside of the sealed packets: Identifying information...

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Are Victims of Extreme Abuse Responsible for Harm Done to Others While Not under Direct Torture? A Complex Psychological, Moral, and Legal Issue

By Dr. Lacter
In Fighting for Survivors
January 17, 2019
52 Min read
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On October 15, 2017, I published an article to my website entitled, For Those Who Condemn Themselves for Acts Coerced Under Torture. In that article, I, along with 65 other therapists and researchers, hold blameless victims of extreme abuse who have been coerced through torture to harm other victims. The response to that article has been very gratifying. Both survivors and therapists have told me...

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Legal and Ethical Dilemmas for Psychotherapists in Making Reports to Child Protection and Law Enforcement of Suspected Child Abuse within Ritual Abuse and the Production of Child Rape and Torture Materials

By Dr. Lacter
In Fighting for Survivors
April 12, 2018
53 Min read
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In most states in the USA and in many other countries worldwide, psychotherapists, other health practitioners, educators, childcare providers, and others who interface with children, are mandated to make suspected child abuse reports (SCARs) to child protective services (CPS) and law enforcement (LE) when they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child, that is, a person under 18 years of age...

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For Those Who Condemn Themselves for Acts Coerced Under Torture

By Dr. Lacter
In Fighting for Survivors
October 15, 2017
39 Min read
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Introduction One of the most disturbing horrors described by survivors of extreme child abuse is having been subjected to torture to coerce them, while being tortured, to harm or kill other victims. Many survivors describe clear memories of first being subjected to this form of abuse as young children. The subsequent moral injury is devastating. For the purposes of this article, the term...

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Legal and Ethical Dilemmas for Psychotherapists in Making Reports to Child Protection and Law Enforcement of Suspected Ritual Abuse of Children or Dependent Adults

By Dr. Lacter
In Fighting for Survivors
April 30, 2017
59 Min read
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This page was updated by Dr. Lacter on April 12, 2018. The update can be found here: Legal and Ethical Dilemmas for Psychotherapists in Making Reports to Child Protection and Law Enforcement of Suspected Child Abuse within Ritual Abuse and the Production of Child Rape and Torture Materials Psychotherapists face many legal and ethical dilemmas when making reports of suspected ritual abuse, or...

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In Recognition of Neil Brick

By Dr. Lacter
In Fighting for Survivors
June 24, 2013
2 Min read
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Going on 20 years, Neil Brick has been a dedicated and tireless advocate in the fight to expose ritual abuse and mind control. Survivors, their loved ones, advocates, activists, therapists, clergy, and researchers have come to see Neil Brick as a valuable source of information and training, and as a facilitator of the survivor community. In 1995, Neil Brick ( ) founded S.M.A.R.T: Stop Mind...

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Common Forms of Misinformation and Tactics of Disinformation about Psychotherapy for Trauma Originating in Ritual Abuse and Mind Control

By Dr. Lacter
In Fighting for Survivors
December 18, 2012
36 Min read
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This page on my website seeks to expose a number of common forms of misinformation and tactics of disinformation about psychotherapy for trauma originating in ritual abuse and mind control. Disinformation is distinguished from misinformation in that it is intentionally fraudulent. Misinformation and disinformation about ritual abuse and mind control trauma and psychotherapy to treat such trauma...

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Wikipedia Blacklisted Four Important Websites

By Dr. Lacter
In Fighting for Survivors
July 27, 2009
26 Min read
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On July 18, 2009, at about 9:30pm Pacific time, Wikipedia blacklisted the following important websites on ritual abuse: abusearticles.wordpress.com extreme-abuse-survey.net ritualabuse.us endritualabuse.org My website is endritualabuse.org I have attempted to get information from Wikipedia on why my website was blacklisted and to get it de-blacklisted. I have been stonewalled on both counts...

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Safety Tips for Ritual Abuse Survivors

By Dr. Lacter
In Fighting for Survivors
September 8, 2007
13 Min read
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Note: When providing advice on specific cases, therapists must refrain from suggesting to survivors, “Sounds like your family members are your abusers”, or, “You should escape them”, etc. Such statements are great fodder for lawsuits against therapists, such as those propagated by the False Memory Syndrome Foundation. Please understand that this is the basis for the cautious wording on this...

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Call for Policy to Increase Protection for Victims of Ritual Abuse in San Diego

By Dr. Lacter
In Fighting for Survivors
October 4, 2002
30 Min read
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By Ellen P. Lacter, Ph.D., October 4, 2002 I. Problem: Lack of Protection for Victims of Ritual Abuse in San Diego County Victims of ritual abuse in San Diego receive little or no protection due to problems in the functioning of the following public organizations, as described below: A. District Attorney’s Office B. San Diego Union-Tribune C. Civil Grand Jury of San Diego County D. Children’s...

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