{"id":408240,"date":"2026-09-23T13:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408240\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T13:36:08","slug":"wptv-original-documentary-groomed-making-impacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/408240\/","title":{"rendered":"WPTV original documentary &#8216;GROOMED&#8217; making impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. \u2014 You can\u2019t miss the sign posted right at the entrance of The Inner Truth Project non-profit in Port St. Lucie donning the words \u2013 One Story at a Time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne story at a time, to me, means when you are a survivor, and you pick up that phone and it feels like it\u2019s weighing 1,000 pounds, you have somebody on the other end of the line here at the Inner Truth Project who hears you,\u201d Executive Director Jessica Bright said.<\/p>\n<p>That message is getting through.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH: WPTV original documentary &#8216;GROOMED&#8217; making impacts<\/p>\n<p>Treasure Coast non-profit seeing more calls for help<\/p>\n<p>WPTV directed families in crisis to The Inner Truth Project as part of the original documentary &#8220;<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/news\/epstein\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GROOMED: Surviving Epstein.<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Bright told WPTV morning anchor Ashley Glass that since the special report aired in July of 2026, they\u2019ve seen an approximate fifty-percent increase in people reaching out to the non-profit to ask about resources.<\/p>\n<p>Glass inquired what those results mean to Bright. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat people are learning more about our resources, and that people are becoming more and more courageous to reach out,\u201d Bright said.<\/p>\n<p>Once people take that step to reach out for help, advocates at The Inner Truth Project will help guide victims and their families through a number of available resources like therapy, empowerment and parenting workshops and yoga, all offered at little to no cost.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on The Inner Truth Project, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/innertruthproject.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a survivor,\u201d Bright said. \u201cI know what it\u2019s like to be on the other side and to feel like you don\u2019t have anybody there to support you. There\u2019s such a therapeutic value of a survivor sharing their story with other survivors, and it allows people to know they\u2019re not alone and I can get through this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Glass is presenting portions of the &#8220;GROOMED: Surviving Epstein&#8221; documentary, which she anchored and co-produced, at this year\u2019s Child Summit at Indian River State College on Sept. 23 and 24. <\/p>\n<p>She\u2019ll join hundreds of child safety advocates from across Florida to discuss how to make our communities better and safer for children and families.<\/p>\n<p> Attendance is free and welcome to everyone. To register, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/gfnf4kids.org\/events\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PORT ST. 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