Voices - Submission Guidelines

Who
Can
Publish
If you suffered abuse perpetrated by a Doctor, Pastor, Lay Counsellor, Social Worker, Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Worker or other discipline, I am interested in publishing your first hand account of your journey.  This can include aspects of the abuse, its impact, and/or your struggle to heal.  Every story should be told, big or small.  Whether the abuse happens once or a thousand times, telling your story can help protect someone else from this type of abuse.

You don't have to be a professional writer to be published here.  My goal is to provide you with a place to share your story, as well as to educate site visitors with respect to the devastation and prevalence of this crime.  Submissions will be considered on that basis.  

Details
Aren't
Required
Personal details aren't necessary.  Share what you feel comfortable sharing.  If you wish you can convey impact without revealing any specific details. Say what you want to say.  It's your journey.
Pen
Name
Optional
If you are hesitant to share your story because of the inherent vulnerability in revealing your identity, feel free to choose a pen name for yourself. 
Small
Request
In as much as cursing the perpetrator can be beneficial venting, I ask that accounts are reasonably free from swear words.   I ask this simply because I would like visitors to stay and read the accounts rather than turn from them due to over use of swearing.
The
Legal
Stuff
I would really like to provide free advertising of perpetrators names, unfortunately I can not legally do so.  As such, references to the abusers name should be sufficiently abbreviated as to hide their identity.  For example, Dr. A.B. , or Counsellor "Bob", or other such pseudonym.   Any accounts submitted with the perpetrators identity revealed will be edited to comply with this request.
Still
Interested
Accounts may be submitted in text or html format. An original artwork image (GIF or JPEG Format) may also be included if the size is kept manageable.  Make a submission.