• Q&A Session: August 2025
    Aug 21 2025

    We want to help you! If you have questions, we may have some answers, each month we provide a Q&A forum for you to help educate and inform. This month’s Q&A has a range of questions including: how to approach schools who are posting children's pictures on Facebook? For this and more, have a watch of this short educational video, and learn something you may not have known. Once you know something, you can’t unknow it.

    For more on us, go to: handingtheshameback.org

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    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign

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    11 mins
  • Survivor Interview: Lee Cooper
    Aug 19 2025

    Meet Lee Cooper
    Survivor. Advocate. Photographer

    He was abused between 11-13 by a family member. He told no-one until he turned 31 years of age, and that was to his girlfriend. He believes that perpetrators know that disclosure is like a nuclear bomb going off which is why they so confidently operate under the cover of silence.

    HELP
    NZ Sexual Harm Helpline, 0800 044 334 or text 4334, support@safetotalk.nz. Help Auckland 0800 623 1700. Male Survivors Aotearoa, Freephone: 0800 044 334
    USA RAINN https://www.rainn.org/ Largest US support for adult survivors of child sexual abuse
    UK NAPAK https://napac.org.uk/ Supporting recovery from childhood abuse
    AUSTRALIA Blue Knot Foundation - https://blueknot.org.au/ Provide support to people who have experiences of complex trauma, and for those who support them.

    OTHER
    To get some more resources from us, please go to: https://www.handingtheshameback.org/, we offer books, coaching and tips for survivors and for those supporting them.

    We are on all social media platforms:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HandingtheShameBack
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handingtheshameback/
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    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@handingtheshameback
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@handingshameback
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/handing-the-shame-back

    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign

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    44 mins
  • Tips for Survivors: Using Instinct to Let Go
    Aug 12 2025

    Having a quiet time where you can connect in with your inner wisdom, will give you the answers you need. Your higher self is always at play, but you can only truly let go when you trust your instinct. The easiest and most effective way is through the following gateway: Go within.

    It may feel odd, and contrary to what you are told… as in look outside yourself for the answers, through other people, books, etc.

    But the real wisdom of being able to Let go, lies within you.

    For more on us, go to: handingtheshameback.org

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    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign

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    6 mins
  • NZ Police Share the Global Hand Sign Message in Te Reo Māori
    Aug 7 2025

    We are fortunate to have a member of NZ Police share the Global Hand Sign message in Te Reo. Please share far and wide so all who need to can see the hand sign and hear it. The more people that see this, the more children we can save.

    For more information, visit:
    ✅ Global Hand Sign: handingtheshameback.org/global-hand-sign
    ✅ Global Hand Sign Response: handingtheshameback.org/global-hand-sign-response

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    English translation:

    Hello,
    If you need help but cannot or do not feel safe to ask for it, there is a sign you can use to show someone you need help.

    (Sign)
    This means I’m not safe, I need help.

    This shows people nearby that you need help but are not safe or feel safe to ask for it.

    Anyone can use this sign, teach your family and friends about it and what this sign now means.

    Stay safe, and well.

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    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign

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    1 min
  • Survivor Interview: Debbra Blosnich
    Aug 5 2025

    Meet Debbra Blosnich
    Survivor. Author. Transformational Life Coach

    Between the ages of 6 - 18 she was abused by her father, with him telling her you can’t get pregnant, I’ve been fixed. She was 12 at the time. At the age of 9 her mother asked her if her father ‘did’ things to her, with Debbra not answering the question fully as she didn't know how to respond. She was later to discover her father went on to abuse her sisters and niece.

    HELP
    NZ Sexual Harm Helpline, 0800 044 334 or text 4334, support@safetotalk.nz. Help Auckland 0800 623 1700. Male Survivors Aotearoa, Freephone: 0800 044 334
    USA RAINN https://www.rainn.org/ Largest US support for adult survivors of child sexual abuse
    UK NAPAK https://napac.org.uk/ Supporting recovery from childhood abuse
    AUSTRALIA Blue Knot Foundation - https://blueknot.org.au/ Provide support to people who have experiences of complex trauma, and for those who support them.

    OTHER
    To get some more resources from us, please go to: https://www.handingtheshameback.org/, we offer books, coaching and tips for survivors and for those supporting them.

    We are on all social media platforms:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HandingtheShameBack
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handingtheshameback/
    X: https://x.com/HandinShameBack
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@handingtheshameback
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@handingshameback
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/handing-the-shame-back

    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign

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    41 mins
  • Blog: Reflection
    Jul 24 2025

    Most of us would rather not revisit the past. It was traumatic, frightening, and understandably triggering. But what if I told you that how you approach your past could make all the difference? What if, by gently reflecting, you could make sense of it and gather some valuable insights about the child you were, and the adult you’ve become as a result? There is real value in understanding more of who we are. In doing so, we begin to regain mastery over our lives—even the painful parts that once devastated us.

    ► Visit our website for more information on our foundation: http://handingtheshameback.org
    ► Donate please, this helps us keep going: http://handingtheshameback.org/donate

    ADDITIONAL RESOURCE
    ► If you are looking for coaching whether survivor or supporter, visit: http://handingtheshameback.org/coaching

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    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign

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    5 mins
  • Survivor Interview: Marvin Hitchman
    Jul 22 2025

    Meet Marvin Hitchman
    Survivor. Author. A fighter who wants to make more people aware of child sexual abuse.

    He was also born in prison. When he was adopted out, he never bonded with his adoptive father, and found himself feeling isolated. He took refuge outside the home, and it was there he was preyed upon. His abuser sexually abused from the age of 11 to 14 years of age, with no respite. He is now an author and legend, helping others to deal with their trauma.

    HELP
    NZ Sexual Harm Helpline, 0800 044 334 or text 4334, support@safetotalk.nz. Help Auckland 0800 623 1700. Male Survivors Aotearoa, Freephone: 0800 044 334
    USA RAINN https://www.rainn.org/ Largest US support for adult survivors of child sexual abuse
    UK NAPAK https://napac.org.uk/ Supporting recovery from childhood abuse
    AUSTRALIA Blue Knot Foundation - https://blueknot.org.au/ Provide support to people who have experiences of complex trauma, and for those who support them.

    OTHER
    To get some more resources from us, please go to: https://www.handingtheshameback.org/, we offer books, coaching and tips for survivors and for those supporting them.

    We are on all social media platforms:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HandingtheShameBack
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handingtheshameback/
    X: https://x.com/HandinShameBack
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@handingtheshameback
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@handingshameback
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/handing-the-shame-back

    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign

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    43 mins
  • Q&A Session: July 2025
    Jul 20 2025

    This month’s Q&A has a range of questions including: Why use the hand sign when it's for everyone else to use? Do survivors of child sexual abuse more likely to go on and abuse children? For these answers and more, have a watch of this short educational video, and learn something you may not have known. We all know once you know something, you can’t unknow it.

    For more on us, go to: handingtheshameback.org

    We are on all social media platforms:
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HandingtheShameBack
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/handingtheshameback/
    X: https://x.com/HandinShameBack
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@handingtheshameback
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@handingshameback
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/handing-the-shame-back

    #HandingTheShameBack #HandSign4Kids #LetsSaveSomeKids #GlobalHandSign

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    7 mins