MARYLAND
Gazette
by Sara Stefanini
Staff Writer
July 6, 2005
Although she wasn't sure what the response would be, Elizabeth Eisenhaur felt an obligation to start a support group for survivors of clergy abuse.
As the group reaches its one-year anniversary this month, Eisenhaur says the demand for such a group is "definitely" there.
"Sure there's a need," agrees Wayne Dorough, who co-chairs the meetings with Eisenhaur. "If there's just one person [at the meeting], there's a need."
Attendance at the meetings has gone up and down, they say. A few times no one has shown up, other times they have had as many as eight. Some visitors come back for more meetings, others come only once.