• Sidran Traumatic Stress Institute — Helping people understand, manage and treat trauma and dissociation.
• Male Survivor — Overcoming sexual victimization of boys and men.
• Survivors of Sexual Abuse — Guide for Primary Care Providers
• Victim assistance online — References and resources for the international victim assistance community.
• Jim Hopper — Lots of great information and resources on trauma and abuse.
• 1 in 6 — For male survivors of sexual abuse, their partners, family and friends.
• Dreamcatchers for Abused Children — Helping to perish an abused child's nightmare.
• PAVE (Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment) — Shatter the silence of sexual violence.
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network) — Help via the National Sexual Assault Hotline
• David Baldwin's Trauma Pages — Resources and information on emotional trauma and traumatic stress, including PTSD (Post-traumatic Stress Disorder) and dissociation.
• SNAP — Survivors Network of those abused by priests.
• The Awareness Center — Jewish Coalition against sexual abuse/assault
• Data Base of Registered Sex Offenders
• Break The Abuse Cycle — Silence hurts. Together we can heal.
• Stop the Silence — Our mission is to expose and stop Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and to help survivors heal worldwide.
• The Dissociated Survivor — A great resource for education, awareness & Peer Support - many links to a variety of other websites and bloggers.
• TAALK — Breaking the Silence that Surrounds Child Sexual Abuse - have good statistics & resources
• (Wo)Men Speak Out — Chris and Ophelia De Serres are the founders of (Wo)Men Speak Out - a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating violence against both genders.
• Female Sex Offenders — When we think of sex offenders, most people automatically think of male sex offenders, thus overlooking the frightening reality that seems unfathomable - some women can be and are sex offenders.
• Making Daughters Safe Again — Members only chat room and message board for adult women who were victims of mother-daughter sexual abuse. Opportunity for women to share their experiences, tears, and thoughts in order to help the healing process.
• Oprah Winfrey Show - Raped by his own mother — It's the side of child molestation that's rarely talked about - Gregg Milligan reveals how he survived years of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of his own mother.
• Oprah Winfrey Show - Female Sex Offender Interview — Laura says she's molested more than 100 children. Her warning to parents.
• Quotes - — "It shouldn't hurt to be a child" "Silence is the abuser's friend" - authors unknown
• MedPage Today — Routine genetic tests in children can suggest that they were the products of incest, putting clinicians in an ethically awkward situation, researchers suggested.
• Quote — "When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak." - Audre Lorde
• Michael Skinner Music — Michael Skinner's music and advocacy helps give hope and inspiration to those affected by depression, PTSD, childhood sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, mental illness and the horrors of incest
• The Survivors Trust — United Kingdom and Ireland based - full of resources committed to empowering survivors and their supporters to work through and beyond the experience of abuse.
• SECASA [South Eastern Centre Against Sexual Assault] — A sexual assault and rape crisis centre located in Victoria, Australia - contains information on sexual assault and child abuse for workers, survivors, family, friends and children.
• Marcy Rubin - iPEC Certified Coach - 450 Resources for Bipolar Disorder & Other Mental Health Illnesses — Marcy has compiled an incredible listing of resources
• Let Go, Let Peace Come In — Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Working Together To Heal, Recover and Enact Change and Understanding
• Trauma Survivors Share Tips for Therapists Dealing with Trauma — Gift From Within - PTSD Resources for Survivors and Caregivers
• Gift From Within — Resources for Survivors and Caregivers of Trauma and Victimization
• Healing self hate & feelings of shame and unworthiness — Cyquest contains many resources for healing mind, body and spirit.
• Ark of Hope for Children — Awareness of and provides emotional care for victims of child abuse, child sex trafficking and bullying (peer abuse) - focus on care, habilitation, support and life transformation

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• Coping with the Holidays Guide PsychCentral — Ideas and help for Coping with the Holidays
• Ten Tips for Coping with Holiday Stress — Some useful ideas and thoughts
• Coping With Depression During The Holidays Web MD — When Sadness Clashes With Celebration
• Coping With the Holidays After the Death of a Loved One or when you are a victim/crime survivor — Office of Victims of Crime
• Holiday Coping for Trauma Survivors - Dr. Kathleen Young
• Gift From Within - How to Cope with PTSD and the Holiday Season — Great tips and advice from Dr. Frank Ochberg, Dr. Angie Panos and others
• Surviving the Holidays - The California Black Women's Health Project — Dealing with Trauma, Depression and Stress - When others are celebrating
• Dread nots: surviving the holidays with spirit intact — Psychology Today - Escape the holiday dreads: handling family and stress - Marcia Eckerd, Ph.D
• Holiday Survival Tips for Dysfunctional Families - Heal Post Traumatic Stress — Good ideas and insight
• Surviving the Holidays - Grief Share — International network of grief recovery support groups
• Divorce Care - Surviving the Holidays — Help and healing for the hurt of separation and divorce
• Tidings of Conflict and Joy: Surviving the Holidays - Brett R. Williams, MFT — PsychCentral - Learn, Share, Grow
• Finding Holiday Joy Amid the Grief - Web MD — If you've lost a loved one or suffered a setback, the holidays can feel hollow. Learn how to experience joy despite it all.
• Coping with Grief During the Holidays - GriefNet — GriefNet publishes articles with the permission of the author and welcomes submission of articles on any topic related to death, dying, grief, bereavement, and major loss.
• Help for the Holidays - The Dougy Center — National Center for Grieving Children and Families
• Holidays and Grief: How to Cope - Legacy Connect — Grief support groups, grief counseling advice, condolence messages and more
• Hazelden — Articles to help you have a safe, happy and sober holiday season
• Handling Holiday Stress — Sexual Violence and Holiday Stress - Tips and Guides for Coping with Holiday Stress
• Real Warriors Holiday Stress Management for Returning Service Members — Easing Holiday and Reintegration Stress
• US Department of Veterans Affairs — Dealing with Holiday Stress - Health Care
• Top Ten Ways to Survive the Holidays During and After Divorce

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