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Resources for Survivors

For immediate help, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.656.HOPE

 

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is an American, non-profit anti-sexual assault organization, the largest in the United States.  RAINN can help you find local support groups.   rainn.org  

Other helpful links

Effects of Sexual Abuse

How Trauma Affects the Brain

Navigating Child Sexual Abuse: A Resource for Survivors and Their Loved Ones

Links from book titles go to Amazon.com.  Disclosure: L.A. Ross is an Amazon Associate, which means that, if you purchase a book after selecting one of these links, L.A. Ross will get a small commission on your purchase. You may purchase these books wherever you wish or check them out of your library.

 

The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, 20th Anniversary Edition

by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis

Beginning to Heal (Revised Edition): A First Book for Men and Women Who Were Sexually Abused As Children

by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis

Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse

by Mike Lew

Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and Its Aftereffects in Women

by E. Sue Blume

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. (Author)

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity

by Nadine Burke Harris M.D.

The previous two books use research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) done by Drs. Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda:

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