UTAH
The Salt Lake Tribune
By JENNIFER DOBNER | The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Jan 31 2017
A Utah civil rights group has launched a two-part initiative to raise awareness of sexual abuse and assault inside the Mormon church and help purported survivors connect with services and support.
The effort of Restore Our Humanity (ROH) also asks leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to engage in a dialogue to improve the faith’s policies related to abuse prevention and the response of ecclesiastical leaders to abuse allegations.
The focus of ROH’s undertaking follows 18 months of gathering data and hearing the personal stories of individuals from across the country, ROH founder Mark Lawrence said Tuesday before an afternoon new conference.
A common thread heard by the group: Raising allegations of abuse with lay Mormon bishops has not always resolved the issue or brought needed help.
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