This information is for anyone who may need it.

Yes! I’m am one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. No, I am not trying to change anyone’s religious view or opinion. My only intent is to help those who need it. You can read the entire article at:

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-may-2019/comfort-victims-of-abuse/

Providing Comfort for Victims of Abuse (Part 4 of 4)

3Praised be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort,4who comforts us in all our trials so that we may be able to comfort others in any sort of trial with the comfort that we receive from God. -2 Corinthians 1:3,4

Children are vulnerable, and sexual abuse is cruel and harmful. Subjecting children to sexual acts many years before they are physically, emotionally, or mentally ready for sex within marriage can do great harm. Abuse can badly distort their view of sex, of themselves, or of anyone who seeks to be close to them

Offer practical help. When the prophet Elijah was on the run for his life, he was so discouraged that he wished for death. Jehovah sent a mighty angel to visit that discouraged man. The angel provided very practical help. He gave Elijah a hot meal and encouraged him to eat.

“5Then he lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree. But suddenly an angel touched him and said to him: “Get up and eat.”6When he looked, there at his head was a round loaf on heated stones and a jug of water. He ate and drank and lay down again.7Later the angel of Jehovah came back a second time and touched him and said: “Get up and eat, for the journey will be too much for you.”8So he got up and ate and drank, and in the strength of that nourishment he went on for 40 days and 40 nights until he reached Horʹeb, the mountain of the true God.-1 Kings 19:5-8.

Be a good listener. The Bible offers this clear advice: “Everyone must be quick to listen, slow to speak.” (Jas. 1:19) Are we good listeners? We might tend to think of listening as a passive act—as if it means nothing more than staying still, looking at the person, and saying nothing. But good listening involves more than that. For example, Elijah finally poured out his anguished feelings to Jehovah, and Jehovah truly listened. Jehovah perceived that Elijah was scared, felt alone, and thought that all his work had been for nothing. Jehovah lovingly addressed each concern. He showed that he had truly listened to Elijah.​—1 Ki. 19:9-11, 15-18

[When someone is trying to explain something that’s already uncomfortable to talk bout if you keep interrupting them you might make them feel that you don’t have time and don’t care. Sometimes they just need to vent. So listen attentively with patients.]- summary of my own notes not in the article.

When we comfort others, we remind them of Jehovah’s love. And we must never forget that Jehovah is also a God of justice. No wicked act of abuse is really hidden. Jehovah sees all, and he will not let unrepentant wrongdoers go unpunished. (Num. 14:18) Meanwhile, let us do all we can to show love to those who have experienced abuse. Moreover, how comforting it is to know that Jehovah will permanently heal all those who have been abused by Satan and his world! Soon, these painful things will never again come up into the mind or heart.​—Isa. 65:17