Where We Are
Many people who survived early childhood abuse are given harmful labels because the effects of trauma are often misunderstood. The behaviors that lead others to judge or label them may be trauma responses—signs of experiences that were never adequately recognized, supported, or treated.
The people we are speaking about were once infants, toddlers, and young children. Many grew up with serious wounds that were ignored, minimized, unsupported, or misunderstood.
The forgotten wounded.
This is not about people in some distant place. It is about our friends, family members, loved ones, neighbors, and ourselves.
We are speaking about people who faced overwhelming circumstances early in life—before they had the ability to understand what was happening, process it, or consent to the experiences that shaped them but yet they had no choice but to move forward.
children who were harmed deserve to be understood rather than mislabeled, and survivors deserve support rather than blame.
GraceUSA is a nonprofit organization with official 503(c) designation dedicated to education and advocacy for people who are just trying to live their lives but are effected by abuse, with a particular focus on survivors of early childhood abuse.