Jill and Jessa Duggar are making a vow to raise awareness about sexual abuse months after Josh Duggar's molestation scandal.
In a new documentary titled "Breaking the Silence," the former "19 Kids and Counting" stars discuss the topic of sexual abuse awareness after being named as victims to their brother's sexual abuse as children. The two sisters, along with their mother Michelle Duggar, also participated in a prevention training class hosted by Darkness to Light, an organization that works to empower and educate victims.
"I feel like this should be a discussion that people are having, even regularly," Jessa said, according to People. "I think that it shouldn't be a taboo subject and that we should be bringing awareness to child sexual abuse and talking about it."
Jill added, "It was amazing to understand that there are so many people that deal with the exact same thing in their own families, so just being educated is very good."
Jessa, who is married to Ben Seewald, said she learned "things I can do to set up boundary safeguards for my child and children." In the special, Michelle said she was proud to see her daughters speaking out for an important cause.
"I was so glad that my girls and I were able to do this together," Michelle said in the documentary Sunday. "And that we could just be a support and encouragement to each other to be able to gain more information about this important topic."
Jill and Jessa were two of the five underage girls Josh was said to have molested as a teenager. As previously reported by HNGN, four of the victims were his siblings, while the other was the family's babysitter. In June, the sisters told FOX News' Megyn Kelly their parents put locks on girls' bedroom doors. They added that playtime with siblings was different since Josh was no longer allowed to be alone with any of the girls.
Other sexual assault victims involved in the documentary included actress Teri Hatcher and Cheryl Burke of "Dancing With the Stars."
"Dance was my escape from reality," Burke shared. "I was able to start building my confidence and know that I don't need anybody to be happy. I just needed just me. I needed to know that I could do this on my own. I'm proof that you can actually move on from this."
