Help Trevor Escape Abuse and Find Safety

Justice & Liberation for Trevor: A Disabled Son Trapped by the System

He’s been hit, silenced, dismissed, and neglected. But with your help, Trevor can come home to safety, healing, and love.

Trevor was once a vibrant, joyful boy. He was curious, affectionate, and expressive. But over the years, the system that was supposed to protect him has slowly taken his light.

Now, Trevor is a young man struggling with depression, anxiety, and declining physical and verbal health, not because of his disabilities, but because of neglect. Because of a system that has repeatedly chosen convenience over compassion and control over care.

Trevor has been stripped of his voice, denied the speech therapy, mental health care, and life skills support he needs to communicate, grow, and thrive. Because if Trevor could speak more clearly, he might say things the people in charge don’t want to hear.

He might say:

• “I don’t want to live here.”

• “I’m scared.”

• “Please don’t make me go back.”

But speaking up makes people uncomfortable. It disrupts the control they have over him. So instead, Trevor has been kept quiet, his voice overlooked by guardians, silenced in court, and ignored by the very people tasked with keeping him safe.

A System that Punishes Protection, and Rewards Abuse

Trevor’s mother, Claudia, is the only person who has consistently fought for his safety, his health, and his right to choose where and with whom he lives. She is loving. She is capable. And she is terrified of what will happen if the system continues to ignore her son’s cries for help.

Trevor has reported physical abuse, being hit, punched, pushed, and inappropriately sexually touched by a housemate he’s forced to live with.

When he texted Claudia during a court hearing to say that the same housemate had just hit him again, the judge's response was to ask if Trevor and his abuser were “friends.”

When Claudia followed the recommendation of the court-appointed Guardian ad Litem to protect her son by not returning him to the dangerous home, the court did not thank her. It punished her.

The judge accused Claudia of “self-help.” He ignored years of documented abuse. He dismissed Trevor’s pain and ordered him returned to the facility, by force if necessary. He financially sanctioned Claudia, not for neglect, but for protecting her son.

A Mother’s Love Should Not Be a Crime

For years, Claudia has used every legal and ethical tool available to keep Trevor safe. She’s reported abuse. She’s submitted evidence. She’s spent her savings. She’s shown up to every hearing. And still, the system, its guardians, coordinators, and even the court, continues to protect itself instead of Trevor.

They punish the person doing right.

They protect the people doing harm.

This is a Civil Rights Issue

Trevor’s story is not unique. It’s emblematic. Too many adults with disabilities are left to suffer in silence, in facilities that isolate them, with guardians who ignore their needs, under judges who dismiss their pain.

But what makes Trevor’s case even more devastating is that he has a better option. He has a loving home. A safe and willing caregiver. A path to healing. He doesn’t need to keep suffering.

Where Your Help Goes

Your donation will fund:

• Legal representation to fight for Trevor’s right to live safely with his mother

• Expert evaluations to expose systemic failures and advocate for his care

• Access to therapy that helps Trevor regain his voice and process trauma

• Public advocacy to expose the abuse and push for lasting change

This Is About More Than One Vulnerable Man

It’s about whether we, as a society, are willing to look away from the suffering of people with disabilities, simply because it’s inconvenient to care.

It’s about whether silence is acceptable, and whether the people in charge can ignore the truth without accountability.

Will You Help Trevor Be Heard?

Every dollar you give helps Claudia keep fighting. Every share helps more people see what’s been hidden too long.

Let’s bring Trevor home. Let’s give him back his voice. Let’s remind the system, and the world, that his life matters.

Donate. Share. Stand with Trevor.

Thank you for your compassion, your courage, and your belief that justice should never be out of reach for the vulnerable.