Description

ACTUAL DATES TBD. Kerengende Foundation is offering virtual Non-Offending Caregiver support groups. The purpose of the group is to support parents and caregivers to:

• Understand and process their own response to the sexual trauma
• Manage the strong emotions or painful memories if they were abused
• Develop a support network with other families who have experienced sexual abuse.
• Have a safe environment where they can ask questions, share feelings, and feel understood.
• Gain access to resources and education
• Understand the dynamics of childhood sexual abuse
• Learn how to reduce the risk of abuse in the future.
• Process feelings of guilt and shame

Research has indicated that support from a loving caregiver can significantly lessen the experience of trauma by the child. Moreover, a child’s family and community strengths can protect the child against the harmful impacts of trauma and loss. The right supports for families and communities are imperative.

Speaker

Equiller Mahone

Assistant Executive Director, Nonprofit

Equiller Mahone serves as the Assistant Executive Director of a local non-profit in Mississippi. Equiller has over 10 years of experience working in the non-profit sector providing services to victims of crime involving domestic abuse, child abuse, and sexual assault.

Ultimately she has served as an advocate in some capacity for victims since starting her internship in 2010. She also has several years of teaching experience on the collegiate level. She served as an adjunct at the University of Alabama where she taught numerous courses related to growth and development over the course of the life cycle. She currently serves as an adjunct instructor at Alcorn State University. Equiller graduated from the University of Alabama in 2012 with a Masters of Science.