The Gatehouse Adult Support Network (GASN)

The experience of childhood abuse can leave someone feeling very isolated and traumatized. As an adult, it takes tremendous strength and resiliency to reach out to end the isolation and pain. If you reach out to find that services are limited, or non-existent, then the isolation can quickly become profound. Unfortunately, many adults encounter this very situation. In response to this, we have developed The Gatehouse Adult Support Network aimed at minimizing the feeling of isolation through one to one mentoring or mentor facilitated group self-support.  

We currently offer self-support groups for:

• Men and women who have survived childhood physical abuse
• Men and women who have survived childhood sexual abuse

• There is no charge to participants;
• The groups operate in 15-week cycles;
• 2 cycles may be offered annually;
• Groups are co-facilitated by trained mentor facilitators;
• Supervision of The Gatehouse trained facilitators is provided by our Community and Volunteer Development Coordinator;
• Groups are held at The Gatehouse - a safe place where everyone has a voice