Your voice does matter.  Your willingness to find your voice can be just the thing that might help you find justice.

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Listen to KARINAH GUZMAN, a survivor and activist, talk about the mission of me2csa.  After eleven years of keeping her childhood sexual abuse a secret, she battled with the psychological aftermath alone and in silence.  But after suspecting that her younger cousin was a victim of the same abuse, she found the strength, courage and faith to take her abuser to court.  Her disclosure quickly divided the family and she was subjected to a harrowing court process.  After the trial, her abuser was sentenced to twelve years in prison -- the same amount of time that she was held a prisoner of her silence.  The following year, Ms. Guzman produced a short film entitled, The Valley, depicting her psychological experience during the trial.  She is currently writing a young adult novel about child sexual abuse, hoping to help others who are in similar situations find their voices.