Josh Duggar-Inspired Child Abuse Special: 'Breaking The Silence'

Breaking The Silence is the hour-long, commercial-free special that TLC decided to air on Sunday night as a kind of penance-by-proxy in the wake of the Josh Duggar sexual-abuse scandal. The network that brought us the now-canceled 19 Kids and Counting presented what amounted to an hour-long public-service announcement, featuring profiles of abuse victims and resources for viewers.

The special profiled five victims of childhood sexual abuse, and gave viewers a phone number (1-800-656-HOPE) and a websites (RAINN.org and TLC.com/BeTheVoice) to contact for help and more information. TLC partnered with RAINN — the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network — to produce Breaking the Silence. Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald, the two Duggar daughters who were the victims of Josh’s predatory actions, were seen attending a RAINN seminar under the watchful eyes of their mother, Michelle.


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