Healing Harbor is a free service provided to families of the missing by nonprofit organization Project Jason and Duane Bowers, LPC.
Families of the missing suffer a unique tragedy, one with which many professional counselors do not have the training or experience to be able to properly service their clients. In addition, many families do not have the financial means to seek professional counseling. Duane is one of the nation’s most qualified counselors in regards to issues faced by these families, and we are honored to have him with us to answer your questions.
Healing Harbor can provide answers and assistance on a variety of emotional issues that effect family members of missing persons. This assistance may provide the boost needed for that family member to deal with and adapt to the situation without seeking counseling. (Please keep in mind that Healing Harbor should not be viewed as a substitute for individual, private counseling if needed.)
Families of the missing who elect to participate in Healing Harbor are invited to post their question to Duane in our private forum area. These questions may cover any topic of interest in respect to emotional issues that relate to having a missing person in their life.
If you are a family member of a missing person, and would like to take advantage of this service, please register at our forum, located at http://www.projectjason.org/dpforum/forum.php
After registration, simply follow the instructions in the verification email you will receive, and then let us know that you have registered, so we can grant permissions for you to enter the special forum area. Email us with your username, the name of the missing loved one, and your relationship to them. After verification, we’ll open up access to Healing Harbor to you.
The Healing Harbor forum is: http://projectjason.org/dpforum/forum_display.php?id=25
Posting Guidelines, FAQ's, and other pertinent information: http://projectjason.org/dpforum/forum_display.php?id=26
The Waiting List and Questions area: http://projectjason.org/dpforum/forum_display.php?id=27
We hope that you will find healing in our safe harbor.
With Hope for all of our Missing Loved Ones,
After registration, simply follow the instructions in the verification email you will receive, and then let us know that you have registered, so we can grant permissions for you to enter the special forum area. Email us with your username, the name of the missing loved one, and your relationship to them. After verification, we’ll open up access to Healing Harbor to you. Once we set it up so that you have access to the Healing Harbor Forum, it will be displayed on the main forum page at
http://projectjason.org/dpforum/forum.php.
Founder, CEO
Child Seek Network
P.O. Box 1902
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070
seek@childseeknetwork.com
http://www.childseeknetwork.com/
Child Seek Network is a 501 (c) (3) Non-Profit Organization
We need your help with a grass roots effort to get this Bill introduced.
I am attaching a Bill (with sample letter) that we are trying to get
introduced into Congress. Myself and many others with abducted children
directly participated in some of the language
contained within this Bill. Larry Synclair was the principle author, you
can see more about Larry here or Google search his name:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb323610.htm
http://www.crnjapan.com/foreign_law/usa/en/synclaircannonact.html
This is a quote from Larry:
“So far Feinstein’s office has been the most cooperative to the PARENT Act.
Her assistant, Amir Stepak, told me to gather some support such as from
child protection organizations and other agencies to help the Senator out.
Undoubtedly, getting letters from everyone to the Senator will get help
the PARENT Act to first base as well.”
“Nevertheless, it wouldn’t hurt getting a letter out by you and/or your
relatives to Senator Feinstein. Send or fax it to her assistant Amir Stepak
and tell him you (and relatives) were aware that the PARENT Act needed some
support.”
I would recommend faxing out a letter directly to Feinstein’s office and to
your Senators and Representative requesting that they write a letter on your
behalf addressed to Feinstein supporting the Bill and request that Feinstein
sponsor the Bill. This should be done as soon as possible. F.Y.I. Faxing
is preferred the mail is too slow, because it takes too long to clear
security.
Please pass this along to everyone you know…..
Thank you,
Brett Weed
Your Address Here
July ___, 2007
The Honorable Senator Dianne Feinstein
United State Senator, California
SH-331
Washington, D.C. 20510-0504
Fax: (202) 228-3954
Attn: Amir Stepak
Via: Facsimile
Dear Senator Feinstein:
I am a ________ of ___ abducted children being held in _____. After years of the federal government failing to do anything to take appropriate action, I am respectfully asking you to sponsor the proposed legislation known the PARENT Act (Parental Abduction Recovery Education and Network Training Act).
I’ve spoken to many parents who were ignored by the U.S. State Department’s Office of Children's Issues and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). It is horrible to see these two offices handle international child abduction cases with such incompetence. There must be a better way for the federal government to stop this crime that affects tens of thousands of American children each year.
The PARENT Act would transfer the responsibilities and funding regarding international child abduction prevention from Office of Children's Issues to a new office in the U.S. Justice Department’s Criminal Division called the Child Abduction, Recovery and Education section. This proposed unit would focus only on interstate and international child abduction cases because the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section has no one in their office with any experience to stop this crime that’s recognized as a federal violation under 18 USC §1204 or the International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act (IPKCA). I was recently informed that a senior official from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children stated, “CEOS does not have anyone assigned to handle IPKCA cases, which makes IPKCA matters even more difficult.”
Will you please sponsor this legislation so American children will not become victims to parental abduction and left-behind parents can possible reunite with their kids that disappeared years ago.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
SAMPLE LETTER
The Bill
The Parent Act (view and download)
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