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When family preservation conflicts with child protection

My father-in-law molested my daughter and my husband wants family therapy instead of criminal charges because prison would kill the old man.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Keeping families together and keeping children safe can become mutually exclusive goals.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Justice and forgiveness — the tension?”

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