Jordan Hope

So there was guidelines created in 2017 by members of the MBP committee that created this. Now it's seen as kind of the gold standard of how to look at this abuse and what this abuse is, how to treat all of these different things. But in there, they have a lot of the red flags. And one of the biggest red flags is, of course, that the reported symptoms.

So there was guidelines created in 2017 by members of the MBP committee that created this. Now it's seen as kind of the gold standard of how to look at this abuse and what this abuse is, how to treat all of these different things. But in there, they have a lot of the red flags. And one of the biggest red flags is, of course, that the reported symptoms.

So mom, and I always, I keep saying mom because research shows that it's 96% of the time it is mom that commits this abuse. But we have seen many cases where that is, where it's not mom. We've seen it be dad. We've seen it be other caretakers, loved ones. We've seen it with nurses. We see this abuse happen to... Vulnerable adults, that could be elderly or otherwise. Animals are another big piece.

So mom, and I always, I keep saying mom because research shows that it's 96% of the time it is mom that commits this abuse. But we have seen many cases where that is, where it's not mom. We've seen it be dad. We've seen it be other caretakers, loved ones. We've seen it with nurses. We see this abuse happen to... Vulnerable adults, that could be elderly or otherwise. Animals are another big piece.

Or sometimes it'll shift to being on self. So suddenly the person might start making themselves sick or suddenly have cancer or all of these different things going on. I keep saying moms, but it can be anybody. Oftentimes, especially when it's cases with children, it's just typically more opportunity that's going to come from mom.

Or sometimes it'll shift to being on self. So suddenly the person might start making themselves sick or suddenly have cancer or all of these different things going on. I keep saying moms, but it can be anybody. Oftentimes, especially when it's cases with children, it's just typically more opportunity that's going to come from mom.

Oftentimes media doesn't consult experts in the field or people that have worked with this type of abuse or have a full understanding. And I think that that is obviously quite problematic. And there's also a lot of media that just really focuses on like the horror. And, you know, you think of like The Sixth Sense or Sharp Objects or the movie It.

Oftentimes media doesn't consult experts in the field or people that have worked with this type of abuse or have a full understanding. And I think that that is obviously quite problematic. And there's also a lot of media that just really focuses on like the horror. And, you know, you think of like The Sixth Sense or Sharp Objects or the movie It.

It really takes away from like how real it is, how not real. Rare it is, but this type of abuse, the relevance is supposedly like 1%. However, we really think that that number is probably higher. It's so underreported. The cases are really hard to prove. There aren't many laws that make this abuse illegal. And so it's hard to prosecute and things like that.

It really takes away from like how real it is, how not real. Rare it is, but this type of abuse, the relevance is supposedly like 1%. However, we really think that that number is probably higher. It's so underreported. The cases are really hard to prove. There aren't many laws that make this abuse illegal. And so it's hard to prosecute and things like that.

And so we do believe that the number is probably higher than that.

And so we do believe that the number is probably higher than that.

Six to nine percent of victims die because of this abuse. And that's just what's reported, right? That is just like the research that has been able to be done shows that six to nine percent of victims die, which makes it, we believe, the most lethal form of abuse, of child abuse that exists. And yet it's still the most misunderstood and pushed against type of trauma.

Six to nine percent of victims die because of this abuse. And that's just what's reported, right? That is just like the research that has been able to be done shows that six to nine percent of victims die, which makes it, we believe, the most lethal form of abuse, of child abuse that exists. And yet it's still the most misunderstood and pushed against type of trauma.

I think a lot of times when people think of munchausen by proxy, people think of medical. But there's also like psychological and educational. So with educational, we see a lot of moms saying that child needs an IEP, child is autistic, child has ADHD. Teachers and everyone else in child's life do not see any of these things that are being claimed.

I think a lot of times when people think of munchausen by proxy, people think of medical. But there's also like psychological and educational. So with educational, we see a lot of moms saying that child needs an IEP, child is autistic, child has ADHD. Teachers and everyone else in child's life do not see any of these things that are being claimed.

With psychological, it's a lot of child has these different mental health disorders, child is acting out in these ways, child needs to go to the psych ward, be on all these medications, things like that. Once again, nobody else is really seeing these different things differently. All of this can be induced, fabricated, or exaggerated.

With psychological, it's a lot of child has these different mental health disorders, child is acting out in these ways, child needs to go to the psych ward, be on all these medications, things like that. Once again, nobody else is really seeing these different things differently. All of this can be induced, fabricated, or exaggerated.

So in our more severe cases, that's typically where we start to see like the induction. And typically that's going to be more in the medical cases. The abuser might be saying like, well, the person has a

So in our more severe cases, that's typically where we start to see like the induction. And typically that's going to be more in the medical cases. The abuser might be saying like, well, the person has a