“Were YOU abducted as
a child? You may be eligible to join
Take Root!”*
*DISCLAIMER - ONLY IF YOU HATE YOUR ABDUCTING PARENT!
I have no doubt that
this organization does good work for high publicity stranger abduction cases,
but it is not supportive of children who went missing with a protective parent.
I had personal contact with this organization in 2008 and I found them and
their affiliates to be terrifying. I was threatened with kidnapping and forced
deprograming even though I was an adult and made it clear that I was safe and
where I wanted to be. They said it didn’t matter that my father was physically
abusive to me and my brother. I was told that he deserved a second chance and
they were going to force a reunion on me and my brother but it was for our “own
good.” We contacted the Police, Dutch Ministries and even the FBI. That is how
frightening they were. I don’t know if the same people are still affiliated
with this organization, but I think everyone should be aware of what kind of
people you may be dealing with. In the end we were denied all support and
membership to their organization. I guess you have to hate your protective
parent and to qualify for membership.
“Take Root partners with and enhances the work of many of the Association of
Missing & Exploited Children’s Organization’s member organizations.
SUPPORT BRANCH – FOR FORMER MISSING CHILDREN Cultivating the
Wisdom of Former Missing-Children The
first and only ongoing aftercare support program available to victims of child
abduction when they are no longer missing.
This includes victims of both family and non-family abduction.
Participants gain healing from joining a clinically moderated peer community of
others with similar experiences, and from being empowered as issue advocates
through Take Root…
KID GLOVES – RECOVERING AFTER ABDUCTION Harvesting the Wisdom of Former
Missing-Children A new philosophy for
recovering children from long-term abductions, based in the collective
experiences of hundreds of former missing-children. The Kid Gloves approach
strives to minimize trauma and maximize healing from the moment of first
contact….
IN YOUR HANDS -
FAMILY ABDUCTION PREVENTION + EDUCATION
Sowing the Wisdom of Former Missing-Children Tools to lower the incidence rate of the most
common and most misunderstood form of child abduction in North America: family
abduction. We use the most powerful voice there is to educate about its
devastating impact…
THE MISSING SIDE – FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF BEING
ABDUCTED Sharing the Voices of Former
Missing-Children Read, hear, and view
literary and artistic expressions of their abduction experiences created by
Take Root’s membership of former missing children…
Take Root’s findings, training, and materials have been used
by key missing child agencies including the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children, the Department of State’s Office of Children’s Issues, The
National Judicial College, the Polly Klaas Foundation, and many more.Take Root
was founded in 2002 with assistance from the National Center for Missing &
Exploited Children and a grant from the Department of Justice’s Office of
Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, and is the brain-child of
Executive Director and Fulbright Scholar Melissa “Liss” Haviv, who was once an
abducted child and is today considered a leading expert in the victimology of
child abduction.
Thank you to our special CULTIVATOR partners: The National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children and The Polly Klaas Foundation. The
opinions expressed by Take Root' and its membership of former abducted children
should not be used as a substitute for qualified mental health care. Opinions
expressed by individual members express the views of the author and not necessarily
those of Take Root. Take Root also appreciates the in-kind support provided by
web genius Jamie Poitra; CPA firm DeFransisco, Lampitt and Brado; and Vanguard
Software's incredibly awesome Vista survey program.”
Again this is my
opinion based on my experience I had with them years ago. I am not even sure if I ever
had contact with Melissa Haviv. The two people who threatened to kidnap me and
my brother were older men. Who knows…
maybe they have straightened out since then and can be a useful resource for the victim of abusive parental abductions.
The one thing they
definitely have wrong is that they are NOT the “only ongoing aftercare support
program available to victims of child abduction.” As the executive director of the Courageous
Kids Network I want to make it clear that we support all children of
parental abductions regardless of the parent’s gender and child’s endorsement
of abducting parent. Parental kidnapping is traumatic regardless of the reason
and every abused child deserves support, not just those who fit the agenda of
some organization.
You don’t have to “apply” to belong to the Courageous Kids Network!
You have already paid your dues!
~ Jennifer Collins
Executive Director
Courageous Kids Network
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