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What Happens In Mama's House...
Breaking The Cycle
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Breaking the silence
Silence should never protect abuse.
“What Happens in Mama’s House… Breaking the Cycle” is an all-women’s symposium created to confront familial sexual abuse, incest, and familial sex trafficking.
The event brings survivors together with counselors, mental health professionals, legal professionals, advocates, educators, and community leaders to create stronger systems of support, understanding, and response.
WHO COMES TOGETHER
One Room. Many Perspectives. One Mission.
Survivors & Families
Creating space for lived experiences to be heard, respected, and supported.
Care & Community Professionals
Bringing together mental health providers, advocates, educators, and community organizations to strengthen healing, resources, and prevention.
Legal & Judicial Professionals
Connecting law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, attorneys, and court-based professionals with a deeper understanding of survivor needs and trauma-informed response.
The 2026 Connecticut Symposium
Where the Conversation Began
On August 12, 2026, approximately 90 women gathered at UConn Stamford for a full day of education, networking, resource sharing, survivor-centered discussion, and collective healing.
The symposium included keynote speakers, educational sessions, survivor panels, legal perspectives, breakout discussions, resource organizations, and opportunities for professionals and survivors to build meaningful connections.
Featured Speakers
Voices of Experience, Advocacy & Change
Breaking the Cycle brings together survivors, advocates, and experienced professionals who are helping reshape how communities understand, respond to, and support those affected by familial sexual abuse.
Keynote Speaker, Author & Survivor Advocate
Maria Trusa opened the symposium with a powerful message centered on resilience, healing, empowerment, and reclaiming one’s future after trauma.
Child Advocacy & Trauma-Informed Systems Leader
With decades of experience in child advocacy, juvenile justice, anti-trafficking work, and trauma-informed care, Tammy Sneed brought a systems-focused perspective on prevention, response, and community collaboration.
Contact Us
Start the Conversation
Whether you’re interested in bringing What Happens in Mama’s House… Breaking the Cycle to your community, partnering with the symposium, supporting the movement, or simply learning more, we’d love to hear from you.
Use the form below to connect with our team. We welcome inquiries from community organizations, universities, advocates, mental health professionals, legal and judicial professionals, potential hosts, sponsors, and others who want to help expand survivor-centered education, support, and resources.
Let’s keep the conversation moving and help bring Breaking the Cycle to more communities.