Stephen Mills

Stephen Mills is the author of Chosen: A Memoir of Stolen Boyhood, which won the National Jewish Book Award for Memoir. He is also the coauthor of Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees, a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year. Since 1982 he has advised and written for an array of public interest organizations in the fields of human rights and environmental protection.

As a survivor of childhood sexual assault who has been pursuing justice for five decades, Stephen speaks frequently to local communities about the importance of prevention, normalizing the conversation around the victimization of boys, and holding institutions accountable when they fail to protect children. Stephen is honored to serve as an Ambassador for CHILD USA, the leading nonprofit think tank fighting for the rights of children. He lives in California with his wife, Susan.