{"id":109214,"date":"2024-10-01T18:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109214"},"modified":"2024-10-01T18:46:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T11:46:02","slug":"she-called-a-hotline-to-report-abuse-a-voice-on-the-line-offered-hope-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=109214","title":{"rendered":"She called a hotline to report abuse. A voice on the line offered hope : NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"storytext\">\n<div id=\"resg-s1-25304\" class=\"bucketwrap image large\">\n<div class=\"imagewrap has-source-dimensions\" data-crop-type=\"\" style=\"&#10;        --source-width: 2000;&#10;        --source-height: 1500;&#10;    \">\n        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x1500+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/webp\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fbb%2F9b5946914c4ba9d5b3cc7c58884b%2Fnora-durkin-1.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/webp\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x1500+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fbb%2F9b5946914c4ba9d5b3cc7c58884b%2Fnora-durkin-1.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x1500+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fbb%2F9b5946914c4ba9d5b3cc7c58884b%2Fnora-durkin-1.jpg\" class=\"img\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x1500+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fbb%2F9b5946914c4ba9d5b3cc7c58884b%2Fnora-durkin-1.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x1500+0+0\/resize\/1100\/quality\/85\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fbb%2F9b5946914c4ba9d5b3cc7c58884b%2Fnora-durkin-1.jpg\" class=\"img\" alt=\"Nora Durkin.\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2000x1500+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2Fbb%2F9b5946914c4ba9d5b3cc7c58884b%2Fnora-durkin-1.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit-caption\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrap\">\n<div class=\"caption\" aria-label=\"Image caption\">\n<p>\n                When Nora Durkin called 311 she found the validation she had needed for years.<br \/>\n                <b class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                    Nora Durkin<\/p>\n<p>                <\/b><br \/>\n                <b class=\"hide-caption\"><b>hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <b class=\"toggle-caption\"><b>toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n    <\/div>\n<p>    <span class=\"credit\" aria-label=\"Image credit\"><\/p>\n<p>        Nora Durkin<\/p>\n<p>    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Editor&#8217;s note: <\/em><\/strong><em>The following story deals with the topic of sexual abuse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One day in 2001, Nora Durkin decided she had to tell someone about a secret she&#8217;d been carrying for more than a decade. When she was a child, Durkin says, she was sexually abused.<\/p>\n<p>She picked up the phone and called 311, the nonemergency number in many communities across the U.S.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-backstage-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap backstage\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5132063-100\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5123629\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/09\/23\/nx-s1-5123629\/kindness-stranger-help\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/23\\\/nx-s1-5123629\\\/kindness-stranger-help&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2208x2208+368+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F97%2F7f502ad641ba96c915717dc61e6a%2Fmegan-atherton.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2208x2208+368+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F97%2F7f502ad641ba96c915717dc61e6a%2Fmegan-atherton.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2208x2208+368+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F97%2F7f502ad641ba96c915717dc61e6a%2Fmegan-atherton.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2208x2208+368+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F97%2F7f502ad641ba96c915717dc61e6a%2Fmegan-atherton.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2208x2208+368+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F97%2F7f502ad641ba96c915717dc61e6a%2Fmegan-atherton.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2208x2208+368+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F97%2F7f502ad641ba96c915717dc61e6a%2Fmegan-atherton.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2208x2208+368+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F97%2F7f502ad641ba96c915717dc61e6a%2Fmegan-atherton.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/2208x2208+368+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F97%2F7f502ad641ba96c915717dc61e6a%2Fmegan-atherton.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Megan Atherton.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5132063-100\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I am anticipating that the person on the other end is going to have the most negative, underdeveloped response, because that&#8217;s what I was used to,\u201d Durkin said.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, when she told the operator her story, the woman gave her the affirmation she had needed for years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer response right away was, \u2018Oh honey, that&#8217;s horrible. Tell me what happened,\u2019\u201d Durkin recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then I&#8217;m like, \u2018Yeah, this <em>is <\/em>terrible. This <em>was <\/em>terrible. You&#8217;re right.\u2019 So it was like validation just pouring from the other end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As they talked, Durkin asked the woman what she should do next. The operator told her to file a police report, which she did. The statute of limitations had run out on her claim, but she says that being able to take action brought her a measure of peace.<\/p>\n<div id=\"resnx-s1-5132063-101\" class=\"bucketwrap internallink insettwocolumn inset2col \">\n<div class=\"bucket img\">\n                  <a class=\"imagewrap\" id=\"featuredStackSquareImagenx-s1-5096113\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/08\/30\/nx-s1-5096113\/kindness-stranger-good-news-toll-collector\" data-metrics-ga4=\"{&quot;category&quot;:&quot;recirculation&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:&quot;story_recirculation_click&quot;,&quot;clickType&quot;:&quot;inset box&quot;,&quot;clickUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.npr.org\\\/2024\\\/08\\\/30\\\/nx-s1-5096113\\\/kindness-stranger-good-news-toll-collector&quot;}\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1220x1220+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fa7%2Fcd0b0388424f9120c7fd2f85eaac%2Fleahruth-jemilo-photo-2.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1220x1220+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fa7%2Fcd0b0388424f9120c7fd2f85eaac%2Fleahruth-jemilo-photo-2.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1220x1220+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fa7%2Fcd0b0388424f9120c7fd2f85eaac%2Fleahruth-jemilo-photo-2.jpg\" data-format=\"webp\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1220x1220+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/15\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fa7%2Fcd0b0388424f9120c7fd2f85eaac%2Fleahruth-jemilo-photo-2.jpg\" data-original=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1220x1220+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fa7%2Fcd0b0388424f9120c7fd2f85eaac%2Fleahruth-jemilo-photo-2.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1220x1220+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fa7%2Fcd0b0388424f9120c7fd2f85eaac%2Fleahruth-jemilo-photo-2.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1220x1220+0+0\/resize\/100\/quality\/100\/format\/jpeg\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fa7%2Fcd0b0388424f9120c7fd2f85eaac%2Fleahruth-jemilo-photo-2.jpg\" data-template=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims3\/default\/strip\/false\/crop\/1220x1220+0+0\/resize\/{width}\/quality\/{quality}\/format\/{format}\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fa7%2Fcd0b0388424f9120c7fd2f85eaac%2Fleahruth-jemilo-photo-2.jpg\" data-format=\"jpeg\" class=\"img lazyOnLoad\" alt=\"Leahruth Jemilo says a stranger's kindness has stayed with her for years.\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/a>         <\/p>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKETBLOCK\" -->\n      <\/div>\n<p><!-- END CLASS=\"BUCKET IMG\" -->\n   <\/div>\n<p><!-- END ID=\"RESNX-S1-5132063-101\" CLASS=\"BUCKETWRAP INTERNALLINK INSETTWOCOLUMN INSET2COL \" --><\/p>\n<p>Today, Durkin is a therapist<em> \u2014 <\/em>a profession, she says, that allows her to use her traumatic experience to help others.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I get to be for them who this woman was for me,\u201d said Durkin. \u201cAnd it&#8217;s really incredible to take that suffering and turn it into something so meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If that operator could hear her now, Durkin would thank her for believing her when no one else would.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have held onto her in my memory for over 20 years. And I am eternally grateful for this gift that she gave me that day.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside id=\"ad-secondary-wrap\" class=\"ad-wrap secondary\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence, you can receive free, confidential support by calling the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/rainn.org\/resources\"><em>National Sexual Assault Hotline<\/em><\/a><em> at 800-656-HOPE.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hiddenbrain.org\/myunsunghero\/\"><em>My Unsung Hero is also a podcast<\/em><\/a><em> \u2014 new episodes are released every Tuesday. 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