Rape and Sexual Abuse - information and recovery resources

Also see our Slavery and Pedophilia web pages.

"The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children" - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Websites        Publications

Websites

2004 National Crime Victimization Survey
http://www.rainn.org/docs/statistics/ncvs2004.pdf 

ABUSE TRACKER
http://ncrnews.org/abuse/

Adolessons, Lucie Walter's syndicated teen column: Abuse resources
http://www.lucie.com/default.asp?archive=5 

American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
http://www.apsac.org 

Best Interests: A website for children's advocates
http://www.childadvocacy.com 

Child Abuse 
http://www.childsupport.com/links/childabuse.asp 

Childhood Victimization: Early Adversity, Later Psychopathology by Cathy Spatz Widon
http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/jr000242b.pdf 

Child Lures Prevention
http://www.childlures.com/index.asp 

Crimes against Children Research Center (CCRC)
http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/ 

Facts About Homosexuality and Child Molestation
http://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html

Family Violence & Sexual Assault Institute/Institute on Violence, Abuse, and Trauma
http://www.fvsai.org/     

Dr. Richard Gardner: Parental Alienation Syndrome
http://cincinnatipas.com/richardgardner-pas.html 

Jim Hopper, Ph.D.
http://www.jimhopper.com/ 

If you want to fight against the abuse of children …Watch Your Language by Andrew Vachss
Parade, June 5, 2005
http://www.vachss.com/av_dispatches/parade_060505.html

Justice for Children
http://www.jfcadvocacy.org 

A meta-analysis of the published research on the effects of child sexual abuse
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=
11235837&dopt=Abstract  

Mothers Against Sexual Abuse (MASA)
http://www.againstsexualabuse.org 

Myths Associated with CSEC in North America by Dr. Richard Estes 
http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/~restes/Powerpoint%20Presentations/Myths_091008.pdf 

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
http://www.missingkids.com 

National Council on Child Abuse and Family Violence
http://nccafv.org 

Parental Alienation Syndrome: What Professionals Need to Know by Erika Rivera Ragland and Hope Fields
http://www.ndaa.org/publications/newsletters/update_volume_16_number_6_2003.html 
http://www.ndaa.org/publications/newsletters/update_volume_16_number_7_2003.html 

PROTECT
National Association to PROTECT Children 
http://www.protect.org/ 

Safer Society Foundation, Inc.
http://www.safersociety.org/ 

Anna Salter, Ph.D. 
http://www.annasalter.com/

Searching for Angela Shelton
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/09/48hours/main604910.shtml

Sex Abuse Treatment Alliance (SATA)
http://www.satasort.org/ 

Statistics on Childhood Sexual Abuse and Related Issues
http://www.theawarenesscenter.org/statistics.html

STOP IT NOW!
http://www.stopitnow.com 

Stop the Silence: Stop Child Sexual Abuse
http://www.stopcsa.com

Andrew Vachss' Help Resources  
http://www.vachss.com/help_text/index.html 

VAWOR (Violence Against Women Online Resources)
http://www.vaw.umn.edu/index.asp 

Warning Signs About Child Sexual Abuse 
http://www.stopitnow.com/warnings.html 

Women Against Sexual Harassment (WASH)
http://washrag.org/  

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Publications

Because I Love You: The Silent Shadow of Child Sexual Abuse by Joyce Allan
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Press, 2002. Paperback. 
http://www.timetospeak.com/buy.html 

Betrayed as Boys: Psychodynamic Treatment of Sexually Abused Men by Richard B. Gartner. 
Guilford Press, 1999.  Hardcover.  ISBN 1572304677.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1572304677/002-3979644-
2298422?v=glance

The Brother-Sister Hurt:  Recognizing the Effects of Sibling Abuse by Vernon Wiehe, Ph.D.  
The Safer Society Press.  Paperback.  ISBN 1-884444-21-0.
http://www.safersociety.org/allbks/wp039.html

By Silence Betrayed:  Sexual Abuse of Children in America by John Crewdson.  
Harper & Row, 1989.  Paperback.  ISBN 0-06-079203-3.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN%3D0060972033/instituteforpsyc/
002-3979644-2298422

Childhood: It Should Not Hurt! by Claire R. Reeves
Self-published, 2003.  Paperback.  
http://www.childhooditshouldnothurt.com.

Child Protection eNewsletter 
Survivors and Victims Empowered (SAVE).  
http://www.s-a-v-e.org 

From Child Sexual Abuse to Adult Sexual Risk: Trauma, Revictimization and Intervention, Edited by Linda J. Koenig, Ph.D., Lynda S. Doll, Ph.D., Ann O'Leary, Ph.D., and Willo Pequegnat, Ph.D.
American Psychological Association, 2004.  Hardcover. ISBN 1-59147-030-7.
http://www.apa.org/books/4317016.html 

Gay Men and Childhood Sexual Trauma: Integrating the Shattered Self by James Cassese, MSW, CSW 
Haworth Press, 2000. Paperback. ISBN 1560231386. 
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1560231386/qid=1104610341/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/
102-5339572-1410510?v=glance&s=books 

The Last Secret:  Daughters Sexually Abused by Mothers by Bobbie Rosencrans, MSW.
Safer Society Press, 1997. Paperback.  ISBN 1-884444-36-9.
http://www.safersociety.org/allbks/wp046.html

No Secrets No Lies: How Black Families Can Heal from Sexual Abuse by Robin D. Stone
Broadway Books, 2004. Hardcover. ISBN 0-7679-1344-2. 
http://www.robinstone.com/home.asp 

Orphans in the Storm: Male Survivors of Sexual & Ritual Abuse by Dr. Gregory Reid.
http://www.gregoryreid.com/id51.htm.
http://www.gregoryreid.com/id54_m.htm.

Post-Incest Syndrome in Women:  The Incest Survivor's Aftereffects Checklist by E. Sue Blume, CSW, DCSW.  
To order a reprint, send SASE to the author at PO Box 7167, Garden City NY  11530. 

Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders -- Who they are, how they operate, and how we can protect ourselves and our children by Anna C. Salter, Ph.D.
BasicBooks, 2003.  Hardcover.   ISBN 0-465-07172-4.  
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0465071724/002-3979644-2298422
?v=glance

Safer Society Press catalog.  
http://www.safersociety.org/alltitle.html

The Science of Child Sexual Abuse by Jennifer J. Freyd, Frank W. Putnam, Thomas D. Lyon, Kathryn A. Becker-Blease, Ross E. Cheit, Nancy B. Siegel, and Kathy Pezdek
Science Magazine, 4/4/05.
http://dynamic.uoregon.edu/~jjf/articles/science05.htm

Secret Survivors:  Uncovering Incest and its Aftereffects in Women by E. Sue Blume, CSW, DCSW.  
Ballantine Books, 1991.  Paperback.  ISBN 0345369793.  
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345369793/ref=ase_
safepaustitexas/002-3979644-2298422?v=glance&s=books

Sexual Abuse of Boys and Adolescent Males by Dr. Gregory Reid. 
http://www.gregoryreid.com/id21.htm 

Shine the Light - Sexual Abuse and Healing in the Jewish Community by Rachel Lev
Northeastern University Press, 2002.  Hardcover.  ISBN 1555535348. 
http://www.shine-the-light.com 

Transforming Trauma : A Guide to Understanding and Treating Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Anna C. Salter, Ph.D.  
SAGE Publications, 1995.  Paperback.  ISBN 080395509X
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/080395509X/ref=pd_
sim_books_1/002-3979644-2298422?v=glance&s=books

Treating Child Sex Offenders and Victims : A Practical Guide by Anna C. Salter, Ph.D. 
SAGE Publications, 1988. Paperback.  ISBN 0803931824
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0803931824/ref=pd_
sim_books_4/002-3979644-2298422?v=glance&s=books

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Emergency contacts and resources 

SOUTHEAST
TENNESSEE

Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, Inc.
Chattanooga Office
Phone 423-267-1297 
Fax 423-265-4923

Children's 
Advocacy Centerof Hamilton County County 
24-hour child abuse hotline: 
1-877-54-ABUSE

Domestic Violence
Resources

Focus Adolescent Services: Family Help in Tennessee
(410) 341-4342
(877) 362-8727

The Partnership
for Families,
Children and Adults
(Partnershipfca)
Family Violence 
Services Shelter
and Sexual Crisis & Resource Center
24-hour hotline:
(423) 755-2700

Survival Necessities Assistance

Tennessee Dept.
of Human Services
Child and elder abuse
24-hour hotline:
(423) 266-0162

USA 

Abuse Consultants
Suicide resource
page

Child Help USA
24-hour National
Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453

Cyber Tipline
To report child sexual exploitation
24-hour hotline: 1-800-843-5678

Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men
24-hour hotline:
1-877-643-1120, 
pin # 0757

Friends of Battered Women and Their Children
Counseling and legal
advocacy
24-hour hotline:
1-800-603-4357

Hot Peach
Pages - USA
State lists of agencies against domestic violence

KID SAVE
"Referrals to shelters, mental health services,
sexual abuse
treatment, substance abuse, family counseling,
residential care, adoption/foster care, etc."
24-hour helpline:
1-800-543-7283

National Center
for Missing and
Exploited
Children (NCMEC)
24-hour hotline
1-800-843-5678

National Center
on Elder Abuse
State Elder Abuse
Hotlines

National Family
Violence Helpline
24-hour hotlines:
National Child
Abuse Hotline
1-800-422-4453
National Domestic
Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233 or
1-800-787-3244
(TTY)
Victims of elder abuse
1-800-879-6682

National Family
Violence Hotline
24-hour hotlines:
1-800- 221-2681  
1-800- 222-2000

National Runaway/ Adolescent Suicide Hotline
24-hour hotline:
1-800-621-4000

National Suicide Hotline
(Centerstone)
24-hour hotline:
1-800-SUICIDE
(1-800-784-2433)

National Youth
Crisis Hotline
"...for children and
youth who are
abused, suicidal, chemically dependent, depressed over family
or school problems, runaway or
abandoned."
24-hour hotline
1-800-442-4673

Prevent Suicide 
Do you feel you have tried everything, and nothing makes pain go away? Do you feel like your answer is suicide? Then please just take one minute and dial 1-800-SUICIDE 
(1-800-784-2433)

Rape, Abuse, &
Incest National
Network (RAINN)
24-hour hotline:
1-800-656-4673

SAFE (Self-Abuse
Finally Ends) Alternatives) 
Provides Information;
not a crisis number
1-800-DONT-CUT
(1-800-366-8288)

Stop Abuse for
Everyone (SAFE)

Stop It Now!
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Helpline 
(office hours only)
1-888-773-8368

Suicide Prevention
24-hour hotlines
1-800-827-7571
1-800-784-2433

Virtual Global Task Force (VGT)
"...made up of police forces from around the world working together to fight online child abuse."

CANADA  

Abuse
Consultants
Suicide resources

Centre for Treatment of Sexual Abuse & Childhood Trauma
Serves Ottawa-Carleton 
613-233-4929

Hot Peach
Pages - Canada  
Agencies against
domestic violence

Kids' Help Phone
National phone counselling svc. for children and youths
24-hour hotline
1-800-668-6868

Stop Abuse for
Everyone (SAFE)

Telecare Distress
Centre
Confidential 24-hour crisis and befriending phone support line:
(905) 459-7777
(Not toll-free)
Email address: telecare@on.aibn.com

Victims of Violence
For victims of violent crime - Ottawa, Ontario
(613) 233-0052
vofv@victimsofviolence.
on.ca

Virtual Global Task Force (VGT)
"...made up of police forces from around the world working together to fight online child abuse."

Many more helpful contacts are listed on NAFF's Recovery Resources and More Resources  web pages.

Every day around the world, and even here in the United States, children are sold into virtual slavery or traffic for the worst forms of sexual abuse -  President Bill Clinton, U.N. Protocol Orders Signing Ceremony July 5, 2000.

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