Resources

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General Domestic Violence/Crisis Intervention

Rural Women

  • Rural Womyn Zone:
    www.ruralwomyn.net/domvio.html
    Information for Rural Women Survivors of violence.
  • Women’s Rural Advocacy Programs:
    www.letswrap.com/index02.htm
    Based in Minnesota but with great information for all rural women.
  • Rural Information Center:
    www.nal.usda.gov/ric
    A wide range of resources for all people living in rural areas including heath care and other social services.

Male Survivor Issues

  • National Organization on Male Survivor Victimization:
    www.malesurvivor.org
    Reading lists, information and more resources.
  • Rainbow Male Survivors Network:
    rainbownetwork.org.au
    Especially for gay and bisexual male survivors.
  • Jim Hoppers Information Page:
    www.jimhopper.com
    Covers many issues around male survivors including responses to False Memory Syndrome Myths.
  • Doubting Thomas:
    www.xris.com/survivor/msb
    A lengthy internet resource list.

Childhood Sexual Abuse

  • Generation Five:
    www.generationfive.org
    Information about child sexual abuse and a lengthy book and resource list.
  • Survivors on the Net:
    www.survivors.org.uk
    For survivors of child abuse. With resources and support.
  • ASCA Adult Survivors of Child Abuse:
    www.ascasupport.org
    For adult survivors of physical, sexual, and/or emotional child abuse or neglect. With resources and online support groups.

Adult Sexual Abuse

  • Men Can Stop Rape:
    www.mencanstoprape.org
    Information and resources around preventing rape and other forms of men’s violence.
  • Rape and Incest National Network:
    www.rainn.org
    Information, statistics and a phone line.
  • Healing Journey:
    healing-journey.net
    For Adult Survivors of Trauma and Abuse. Chat rooms and forums for those 18 years of age and older.
  • 911 for Women – Sexual Assault Resources for Women & Men:
    www.feminist.org/911/assaultlinks.html
    An extensive resource list for men and women that also includes many social change and activism links.

Bisexual, Queer, Trans, Lesbian and Gay Survivor Resources

  • Survivor Project:
    www.survivorproject.org
    Articles and resources around the needs of intersex and trans survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
  • Rainbow Hope:
    www.rainbowhope.org
    Support group for lesbian survivors of abuse.
  • The Network/La Red – Ending Abuse in Lesbian, Bisexual Women’s and Transgender Communities:
    www.thenetworklared.org
    Addresses abuse issues in queer women’s and trans communities.
  • Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project:
    www.gmdvp.org
    Provides community education and direct services to gay, bisexual, and transgendered male victims and survivors of domestic violence.
  • Ingersoll Center:
    www.ingersollcenter.org
    Therapists with extensive experience in the field of gender identity counseling and related fields.

For People of Color

  • INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence:
    www.incite-national.org
    Movement to end violence against women of color and their communities.
  • Women’s Transitional Care Services, Inc.:
    www.sunflower.com
    Specific information about how domestic violence affects women of color.
  • Native American Domestic Violence Information:
    www.letswrap.com/nadvinfo
    Information for Native American Women Survivors of violence.
  • Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum:
    www.apiahf.org
    Promotes policy, program, and research efforts for the improvement of health status of all Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
  • Office of Minority Health:
    www.omhrc.gov
    Many links to health resources.
  • The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community:
    www.dvinstitute.org
    P rovides leadership to end/reduce domestic violence in the African American Community.

For People living with Disabilities, Chronic Illness or HIV/AIDS

Multi Issue Anti-Violence Groups

  • CARA Communities Against Rape and Abuse:
    www.cara-seattle.org
    Promotes a broad agenda for liberation and social justice while prioritizing anti-rape work as the center of our organizing.
  • LLEGO – the National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Organization:
    www.llego.org
    A long list of links.
  • Southern Poverty Law Center
    www.splcenter.org
    The Southern Poverty Law Center is dedicated to fighting hate and bigotry, and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our society.

Pet Abuse

Books

  • All About Love by Bell Hooks
  • Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis (HarperCollins, 1993).
  • Breaking Ritual Silence: An Anthology of Ritual Abuse Survivors Stories edited by Jeanne Marie Lorena and Paula Levy (Trout and Sons, Inc., 1998).
  • Compassionate Touch: The Body’s Role in Emotional Healing and Recovery by Clyde Ford (Publishers’ Group West, 1999).
  • Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis (Harper and Row, 1988, 1994).
  • The Courage to Heal Workbook by Laura Davis (HarperCollins, 1990).
  • Crossing the Boundary: Black Women Survive Incest, by Melba Wilson (Seal Press, 1993).
  • Families in Recovery: Healing the Damage of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Beverly Engel, Beverly Engel MFT(NTC/Contemporary Publising Co. 2000)
  • For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence by Alice Miller
  • Getting Home Alive by Aurora Levins Morales and Rosario Morales (Firebrand Books, 1986).
  • Healing Your Sexual Self by Janet G. Woititz (Health Communications, Inc., 1989).
  • Incest and Sexuality: A Guide to Understanding and Healing by Wendy Maltz and Beverly Holman (Lexington Books, 1987).
  • I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape by Robin Warshaw
  • I Thought We’d Never Speak Again: The Road from Estrangement to Reconciliation by Laura Davis (New York Harper Collins, 2002).
  • Private Thoughts: Exploring the Power of Women’s Sexual Fantasies by Wendy Maltz and Suzie Boss (New World Library, 2001).
  • Repressed Memories: A Journey to Recovery from Sexual Abuse by Renee Fredrickson (Simon and Schuster, 1992).
  • Safe Passage to Healing by Chrystine Oksana (Harper Perennial, 1994).
  • The Secret: Art & Healing from Sexual Abuse by Francie Lyshak-Stelzer (Safer Society Press, 1999).
  • Sex Smart by Aline Zoldbrod, PhD (New Harbor Publications, 1999).
  • The Sexual Healing Journey by Wendy Maltz (HarperCollins, 1991, Revised Edition 2001).
  • Shining Through: Pulling It Together by Bailey Leslie Wright and Mindy B. Loiselle (Safer Society Press, 1994).
  • Soul Survivors: A New Beginning for Adults Abused as Children by Patrick J. Gannon (Prentice Hall, 1989).
  • Strong at the Broken Places: Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Abuse by Linda Sanford (Random House, 1990).
  • The Color of Violence INCITE! Anthology (Women of Color Against Violence Against Women)
  • The Survivor’s Guide to Sex: How to Have an Empowered Sex Life after Child Sexual Abuse by Staci Haines (Cleis Press, 1999).
  • Survivors Recovering from Sexual Abuse, Addictions, and Compulsive Behaviors : ‘Numb’ Survivors by Sandy Knauer (Haworth Pr. 2001)
  • When You re Ready: A Woman’s Guide to Healing from Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse by Her Mother by Kathy Evert and Inie Bijerk (Launch Press, 1988).
  • Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing by Christiane Northrup, M.D. (Bantam Books, 1994, 1995).
  • Women s Sexuality After Childhood Incest by Elaine Westerlund (W.W. Norton, 1992).
  • Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft