Internet Resources

Here we'll be adding Internet resources to help survivors of abuse. If you know of a website that should be listed here, or if you find any broken links, please let us know.

Internet Resources:

• Abuse Survivor's U.K. Now part of "Abused Empowered Survive Thrive." Forums, help lines, and articles are available for support.
  
  
• APA HelpCenter Information and resources from the American Psychological Association.
  
  
• If Someone You Love is Sexually Assaulted Learn victims' reactions and what you can do.
  
  
• It Happened to Alexa Foundation The purpose of this foundation, "is to help support rape survivors through the trauma of the criminal trial, in the hopes that more survivors will go through with the prosecution in order to put perpetrators behind bars."
  
  
• National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder There are over a hundred fact sheets and a wealth of published articles, videos, and information for researchers and clinicians at this website.
  
  
• National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization Dedicated to the healing of male survivors of sexual abuse - chat, articles and more.
  
  
• PANdora's Box: The Secrecy of Child Sexual Abuse Child protection & abuse prevention information and resources.
  
  
• RAINN The Rape Abuse & Incest National Network, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., operates America's only national hotline for victims of sexual assault. The hotline-800.656.HOPE-offers free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country.
  
  
• Secret Shame Self-injury information and support.
  
  
• SAVE: Survivors and Victims Empowered Partners in the Child Abuse Prevention Network, SAVE provides an online searchable database of nearly 1,000 support organizations mostly in the United States.
  
  
• SOC-UM: Safeguarding Our Children - United Mothers Survivor information, resources, forum and chat, for self-help and recovery.
  
  
• The Wounded Healer Journal An website for psychotherapists and others who have experienced the devastation of traumatic experiences, including child abuse; chats and forums.
  
  
• Transformations A forum for self-help and recovery.
  
  
• Healing-Journey Website and chat rooms for adult survivors of trauma and abuse.