“Help” is a big word. You can't put a price tag on help when you're talking about a crime or a child. It's not about the dollar figure. I can say I need $200,000, but when you become a victim, as I have, you are a victim for life. I was lucky that a trial took place. Because of all the media attention on the case, it happened very quickly. Some victims have to wait three, four or five years. At a certain point, they no longer receive any assistance. So they end up in trouble and it's no longer possible to help them recover, all because there is no more funding, no more resources.
Psychological support and counselling are necessary. Sometimes therapy is needed. It is extremely important to talk. When I meet with victims, I know of what I speak. I can guide them. We deliver a message of hope: it is possible to get past the ordeal. I did it, but it takes a lot of tools and a long-term approach.
Ours is a volunteer association. There are always expenses. When the money eventually runs out, we will no longer be able to operate. It would be a shame if we had to turn our backs on victims we had been working with for a year or two and tell them we could no longer help them because we were out of money. That is my biggest fear right now. We don't need millions of dollars, just a regular operating budget to keep doing what we're doing.