Crisis Lines
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (US)
Call or text 9-8-8 any time to talk to a trained professional if you or someone else is experiencing an emotional, substance use, or suicide crisis. Visit the link above for other options.
Crisis Text Line (US)
Text HELLO to 741-741 to talk to a volunteer Crisis Counselor. Visit the website above for more options.
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
Confidential 24/7 Support
The TREVOR Project
Visit the link above to view ways you can speak with trained counselors understand the challenges LGBTQ young people face.
Organizations
ASCA (Adult Survivors of Child Abuse)
Survivor to Thriver self-help support groups.
Childhelp
Prevention and treatment of child abuse.
Darkness to Light
End child sexual abuse.
National Center for Victims of Crime
Resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them.
Pandora's Project
Support and resources for survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
PAVE (Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment)
Shattering the silence of sexual violence.
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
Prevention
Darkness to Light
End child sexual abuse.
Recovery
1in6.org
Support for male survivors of sexual abuse or assault.
ASCA (Adult Survivors of Child Abuse)
Survivor to Thriver self-help support groups.
Wellness Tools
Stages in the Healing Process for Abused Persons
Key components of the healing journey for survivors of abuse.
Characteristics of Co-dependent Children
Abuse often creates co-dependent behavior that can last into adulthood. Recognizing the signs of co-dependency can help a survivor begin to understand destructive patterns.
Healthy News You Can Use: How to Become Less Co-dependent in a Relationship
Co-dependent relationships can extend the cycle of abuse and make it difficult for a survivor to engage in healthy relationships. Recognizing co-dependent behaviors can be a step toward reducing and replacing them.
Healthy News You Can Use: Overcoming Love Addiction
Co-dependency can often co-occur with love addiction and can create obsessive or disruptive behaviors that undermine a survivor’s attempt at having successful relationships.
The Anger Formula
Resource to help manage and express anger in a healthy, productive manner.
The Popular Postman
As survivors, we often learn to internalize anger, hurt, and other feelings about our experiences and turn them on ourselves when we feel powerless. This often leads to unhealthy patterns of coping, deepens depression, and prevents us from moving forward.
Survivor Pages
A Time to Heal
Wayback Internet Archive
Dancing in the Darkness
Rape and sexual abuse survivors.
Miss America by Day
An inspirational resource for healing from child sexual abuse.
Path to Healing
(Wayback Internet Archive)
Surviving to Thriving
A site for sexual assault survivors including rape and sexual abuse survivors.
Survivors Can Thrive
sexual abuse survivors thrive with support (Wayback Internet Archive)
This Child's Journey
I am my present, past, and future...