Special Help for Teenagers
Teenagers are vulnerable in many ways to the effects of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and incest. Find help, learn how to set boundaries, and get support if you find yourself in one of these difficult situations.
Anger Management
All survivors have feelings of anger towards their perpetrator and toward the acts of abuse. Anger can be a useful emotion if it is used correctly to help heal. If, however, the anger is turned inward and repressed, there will be serious emotional and physical consequences. Learn how to manage your anger in a healthy way.
Books to Aid in Therapy and Recovery
It is often difficult for survivors of abuse, incest, domestic assault and rape to trust others. I find that books can be one of the first steps toward healing, since they can be read and digested in the safety and privacy of your home. These recommended books will help you heal.
Child Abuse Detection and Prevention
These sites will provide information and action plans to detect and prevent child abuse. Learn the signs of child abuse, what you can do, how to heal, recover and become a survivor, and dealing with the courts, police and legal and medical systems.
Date Rape - Definition Healing Prosecute
Learn the definitions of date rape, the legal parameters of consent, and how to recover and heal. Learn how to protect yourself from the date rape drug, Rohypnol, and discover the three month cycle of realization.
Dissociative Identity Disorder/Multiples
Many survivors of child abuse and incest have developed Dissociative Identity Disorder or Multiple Personality Disorder, as a reaction to severe trauma in early childhood. The survivor develops a temporary mental escape from the traumatic event. It is considered a highly creative survival technique that needs to be understood by families, friends, partners, and professionals.
Domestic Abuse Prevention
Learn how to detect, prevent, and survive domestic abuse from these sites. Learn the domestic abuse cycle, find help, discover what constitutes abuse, navigate the legal system, get treatment, and hear other survivor's stories.
Elder Abuse - Symptoms Prevention Detect
As the population of the world ages, elder abuse is becoming a more common problem. This abuse, whether domestic, institutional, or self-inflicted, can take the form of physical violence, sexual assault, abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation. Learn what to look for, how to prevent this crime, and how to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Family and Friends of Survivors - Help
If you are a non-offending family member or friend of a survivor, there are things you need to know about their mental health, physical well-being and recovery. Learn the things to say (and not say), find out how to listen, and discover when you may need to get help too.
Female Survivors of Abuse Incest Assault
Women and girls who have been sexually assaulted or physically abused can get help by visiting these sites. Learn how to protect yourself, navigate the legal and medical systems, read about other survivors, and begin the healing process.
Find a Shelter or Crisis Center
These sites list the numbers of crisis centers and shelters where you can go for help, day or night, anywhere in the world. Some may specialize in incest or sexual abuse, others in physical domestic abuse.
Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Issues
When a member of the GLBT (gay lesbian bisexual transgender) community has been abused, raped, or sexually assaulted, the crime should be treated no differently than any other violent crime. There are special resources for members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities to help you find justice and heal.
Guilt After Rape Incest Abuse Assault
Survivors of any type of physical, emotional, or spiritual assault often feel overwhelming guilt. Learn the different between guilt and shame, why you feel the way you do, and how you can take positive steps to overcome these damaging feelings and repair yourself and your life.
Healing After Abuse Incest Rape Assault
After you have been a victim of rape, incest, domestic violence or sexual assault, there are many ways to begin the healing process. Learn about therapy, relaxation techniques, the legal system, and help available at crisis centers.
Hotlines - 24 Hour Help
There are specialized hotlines available all over the world which are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Find a hotline in your area with trained advocates who will find you safe shelter, get medical and legal help, and assist you in beginning the healing process.
Incest Recovery - Anger and Healing
If you or someone you know has been a victim of incest, these sites will help you deal with the range of emotions caused by this form of sexual abuse. Learn how to process your anger, confront your abuser if necessary, deal with the court system and doctors and begin to heal.
Male Survivors - Abuse Incest Assault
Men and boys who have been sexually assaulted or physically abused can get help by visiting these sites. Learn how to protect yourself, navigate the legal and medical systems, read about other survivors, and begin the healing process.
Mental Health - Therapy Recovery
Too often the mental health of survivors of abuse, incest, rape or assault is one of the last issues addressed. But mental health and resilience are keys to overall recovery. These sites will help you manage panic attacks, recognize post traumatic stress syndrome, and discover when and where to get mental health help.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post traumatic stress disorder is a collection of disruptive, intrusive symptoms expressed by those who have suffered personal trauma. Learn the symptoms, how to find help, and how to recover.
Pressing Charges - Courts Police Trials
When you are a victim of abuse, rape, sexual assault or incest, you need to understand the legal system in your area. These sites will help you learn how to press charges, navigate the system, get the best representation, testify in court, and become a survivor.
Restitution/Compensation - Funds Grants
Restitution, reparation, or compensation is money provided to the victims of physical or sexual assault, rape, incest, and other forms of abuse. Restitution laws vary by state and country and are one of the most underenforced laws in the world. Learn how to obtain restitution for yourself.
Restraining Orders - OFPs HROs
Getting a restraining order can be the first step on the road to a safe, full life. Learn how the legal system, the courts and the police can help you protect yourself against violence.
Safety Plans - Escape Abusive Situations
When you have been abused or assaulted, it is difficult to make plans for your future. These sites all focus on helping you develop a safety plan so you can leave your abuser, stay safe, and start on the path to a happy life.
Satanic Ritual Abuse Recovery Support
Satanic ritual abuse is a highly controversial form of abuse which came into the public focus in the 1980s. It is defined as any repeated, systematic mistreatment in the name of a religion or ideology. Read more about it, learn how to find support and help, and recover.
Secondary Victims - Parents Children
When anyone is abused or raped, others are affected too. These resources are designed to help parents, children, family members, and friends deal with the anger, guilt, and hurt they feel.
Sexuality - Adult Survivor Relationships
What happens to a survivor of child abuse when he or she reaches adulthood? How does the past affect your sexuality as an adult? These sites and articles will help you understand any problems you may be dealing with and how to solve them. You will discover you are not alone.
Stranger Rape
Stranger rape is defined as nonconsenual sex of any kind by a person the survivor does not know. Learn how to get help, navigate the courts and legal system, confront your attacker, regain your sexuality, and heal.
