defense lawyers are key in promoting the idea that many convicted of child abuse are innocent

Diagnosing dissociation does not make it happen, and denying it does not make it go away.

Without trauma-informed treatment, traumatized clients may not respond optimally and they may even be re-traumatized by the mental health system if they are labeled as “treatment resistant” because the treatment does not address the core issue of trauma; some may be misunderstood as fabricating or exaggerating their trauma history or symptoms.

When a lie has been embedded in the public consciousness, the truth has a difficult time making itself known.