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Abuse violates human dignity and can have devastating, life-long impacts. Abuse is mistreatment of or violence toward a person. It can take many forms, such as physical, sexual, psychological or economic abuse or neglect.

God calls us to care for the vulnerable and to uphold each person’s human dignity. Every person is created by God, in His image, and loved by Him. This compels us to respect and uphold each person’s inherent worth and to treat them as a bearer of God’s image.

As Christians, we seek to prevent abuse and restore persons hurt by it.

New: Abuse Awareness and Prevention Network founded in 2022 by the EFC and five partner ministries. Learn more at AbuseAwareness. net

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Media releases

The EFC launches new resource on disability and belonging

Life Together: Disability and Belonging in the Church is a new online and print...

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Articles

Urgent need to hold pornography sites accountable

Canada must hold porn sites accountable for profiting from abuse and rape videos...

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Three ways to protect kids from porn now

A few minutes is all it takes to support a new bill to help limit children and youth...

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Podcasts

How does clergy sexual abuse keep happening?

​Victim-advocate Melodie Bissell, who is also president of Plan to Protect, joins...

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When Leaders Fall: Lessons to be Learned from Recent Scandals

​How the mighty fall is more than a cliché. It’s a hard truth the Christian...

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Outgoing letters

Letter of support on bill to replace child pornography wording (C-291)

Bill C-291 would change the wording from “child pornography” to &rdquo...

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In support of Bill C-219 penalty for sexual exploitation

The EFC supports this bill to increase the penalty for sexual exploitation of a young...

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Government

Bill C-311: Violence Against Pregnant Women Act

MP Cathay Wagantall introduced Bill C-311 in the House of Commons on January 31, 2023.

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Bill C-291 would clarify criminal laws on child abuse and exploitation

Change references to "child pornography" in the Criminal Code to the more accurate term "child sexual abuse material." Learn more and take action.

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