Governing document Charity for Action on Spiritual Abuse
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 20 Sep 2021 as amended on 15 Oct 2024
Charitable objects
1. TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED ABUSE AND TRAUMA, INCLUDING SPIRITUAL ABUSE, WITHIN A RELIGIOUS CONTEXT, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND PRACTICAL ADVICE. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ON THE SUBJECT OF ABUSE, TRAUMA AND SPIRITUAL ABUSE WITHIN RELIGIOUS CONTEXTS, AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THESE OBJECTS ‘SPIRITUAL ABUSE’ IS A FORM OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE CHARACTERISED BY A SYSTEMATIC PATTERN OF COERCIVE AND CONTROLLING BEHAVIOUR IN A RELIGIOUS CONTEXT.
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