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Internationally and nationally across time, there have been hundreds of formal, informal, and structured truth-telling processes, each with distinct goals and structures to address individual and collective harms. We acknowledge that this new effort—Together in Truth—benefits from the collective wisdom and expertise shared by those who have designed and participated in truth-telling processes around the world. With gratitude and in the spirit of humility, we recognize those who have designed, inspired, and implemented truth-telling frameworks for the betterment of society. We intend to build on lessons learned from previous truth-telling experiences in child welfare and beyond to facilitate an inclusive, restorative, trauma-transformed, and healing-informed space for those with experiential expertise to speak their truths, to be witnessed and acknowledged.