• NYS Rape Crisis Center contact information.
• Links to the Sexual Assault/Mental Health Project (Building Connection Project)

• Comprehensive listing of adult and children’s services.
• Includes self-help directory and information about ongoing support groups.

• Peer empowerment information including: beginning a self-help group, trainings, publications, and useful links to other sites.

• Information on Mental Health Association and useful links

• Non-profit organization providing survivor resources including hosted survivor chatrooms, weekend programs of experiential therapy, biannual conferences, and therapist referrals.
• Excellent articles for both survivors and providers.

• Sexual abuse of males: prevalence, lasting effects, and resources.

• Book reviews of materials on male survivors of sexual abuse.

• David Baldwin’s Trauma Pages
• Includes info about trauma, trauma articles, trauma resources, general support, trauma bookstore, disaster handouts and links.Not graphic, many links.                                                          

•  A very powerful and activist-oriented website for female and male survivors of clergy abuse.

•  Contains a list as well as pictures of alleged and/or convicted clergy offenders.

• Nonprofit organization providing information and support for individuals abused by teachers.
• Includes survivor stories and other resources.

• Email support list/system.
• Soul’s quotes and thoughts.
• F.A.T. (finally accept this) for people dealing with size issues.
• Topics include: sexual abuse, continued healing, dissociation, borderline personality disorder, amazon lesbian zone, the voice, co-dependency, bipolar disorder, meet soul, prose from the soul, poetry, general info, depression, shame, anxiety, spirituality, philosophy, and for woman.
• Not graphic wonder links, very informative, also links to other tasteful sites.

Sexual violence resources and information www.NSVRC.OR

• Survivor information.
• Prevention.
• Conference and Grants information.
• Publications/Newsletter/Extensive LINKS pages

• excellent, cutting-edge educational, self-help and clinical resources on trauma

• Home page of Diane Auld.  Has experienced flashbacks about being molested as a child.
• Information provided to help healing, shared stories, experiences, triumphs, and challenges.
• Topics include: creativity and healing, breaking the silence, memory and remembering, the inner child, anger, flashbacks, self-care, choosing a therapist, short stories, etc.Not a graphic site.
• Appears to be a comforting and caring web site for survivors.

• “Non-profit organization that uses visual, literary, and performing artists to provide expressive outlets via a web gallery”.  Dedicated to encourage healing through the arts.
• Outreach programs and publications and raising public awareness.
• Includes a warning that the content may contain graphic or triggering material.

• The website of therapist Wendy Maltz, best known for her books and videos on sexual healing for incest/sexual abuse survivors.
• Helpful and practical advice for trauma survivors who seek healthy respectful sexual relationships.

• A site to link survivors of incest to resources. V.O.I.C.E.S. = ‘Victims Of Incest Can Emerge Survivors’.
• An international organization providing assistance to victims of incest and child sexual abuse.
• Sponsors an annual conference and publishes excellent pamphlets for incest and sexual abuse survivors.

• North American based site with international scope to assist adults who were sexually abused by priests.
• Self-help, education, newspaper articles, membership subscriptions.

• Survivors Take Action Against Abuse by Military Personnel
• A grassroots organization that shares information on how to find legal and nonviolent ways to seek relief for individuals, both civilian and military, who have experienced sexual or other violation by military personnel.

• Pat Mcleudon’s clinical social work page. She has a BSSW and uses the Internet as part of her practice.
• Includes: child abuse, neglect, sexual abuse, harassment, and addictions; articles on the Internet, assorted mental health resources, therapists, and violence.

• Provides resources on successful women’s recovery programs, educational materials and helpful links.

• Good information on common responses to trauma and coping strategies.
• Acute responses to traumatic stress.  Treating survivors of traumatic stress incidents

• Wide range of articles on self-help, wellness recovery programs, self-assessments for depression, dealing with trauma, etc.  Includes newsletter and links to other resources.

• Ordering information for resources on trauma and recovery.
• Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM).

• Violence against women~ Drawing the Line: A Guide to Developing Effective Sexual Assault Prevention Programs for Middle School Students.

• Excellent resources on trauma survivors and treatment.
• Also links to TREATI (Trauma Research, Education & Training Institute) and Risking Connection Curriculum.

• Survivor/Consumer/Ex-patient advocacy site. 
• Human Rights in Mental Health

• Conferences and related information for people recovering from trauma and PTSD. 
• Offers hosted on-line chats, poetry and story sharing.

•  Provides information for people recovering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
•  Includes online videos and satellite broadcasts.

• Recovery is real and this website is filled with practical information that may help you recover if you have been labeled with a mental illness.

• A professional group for individuals contending with anxiety or depression.  For more information contact Monica Gullota           (315) 622-5596.

www.pflagphila.org

• Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

• A resource for families addressing the issue of having a gay child/teen.

• A very good youth-focused coming out and self-acceptance site.

• Human Rights Campaign Fund

• A site detailing the work of this national activist organization working for equality and equal rights for all sexual minorities.

gianna/why.come.out.html

• A site with a considerable amount of information on living with and evolving into a transgender identity from the perspective of its author, Diane Wilson.

• A resource page for the bisexual community with downloadable brochures (in PDF format), as well as news and health links.

• Click on the links tab on this web page to find excellent resources for sexual minorities.  Pay special attention to the link: Life on Brian’s Beat.

• Click on the Youth OUTreach tab for downloadable brochures (PDF format), information on how to report harassment, safety on the Internet, and other resources for youth.

• Excellent site for supporting parents supporting their gay/lesbian/bi identified children.  Contains helpful resources, downloadable brochures, and good links.