RESOURCES FOR SURVIVORS

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
National anti-sexual violence organization
Confidential 24/7 hotline
www.rainn.org
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

Darkness to Light
Non-profit committed to empowering adults to prevent child sexual abuse
Confidential 24/7 hotline
www.d2l.org
1-866-FOR (367)-LIGHT (54448)
Or text LIGHT TO 741741

Survivors of Incest Anonymous
Self-help peer support program guided by a set of 12 suggested steps, promises, and traditions. National/international network of groups, including meetings online and by phone.
www.siawso.org
1-877-SIA (742)-WSO1 (9761)
Or e-mail contact form online

The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
By Ellen Bass and Laura Davis
Often referred to as the bible of healing from child sexual abuse
(4th Edition 2008, New York: HarperCollins)

The Courage to Heal Workbook: A Guide for Women and Men
By Laura Davis
The companion volume to The Courage to Heal with survivor checklists, exercises, and activities
(1990, New York: HarperCollins)

Guided Meditations for Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress, Depression, Anxiety, and Panic
By Belleruth Naparstek ACSW, BCD
www.healthjourneys.com
1-800-800-8661

Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
By Judith Herman, MD
(2nd Edition, 1997, New York: BasicBooks)

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
By Bessel van der Kolk, MD
(2014, New York: Penguin Books)

RESOURCES FOR PARTNERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network
National anti-sexual violence organization
Confidential 24/7 hotline
www.rainn.org
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

Darkness to Light
Non-profit committed to empowering adults to prevent child sexual abuse
Confidential 24/7 hotline
www.d2l.org
1-866-FOR (367)-LIGHT (54448)
Or text LIGHT TO 741741

Child Help National Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-4-A-Child

Partners in Recovery: How Mates, Lovers, and Other Pro-Survivors Can Learn to Support and Cope with Adult Survivors 
By Beverly Engel, MFCC
(1991, Los Angeles: Lowell House)

Allies in Healing: When the Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As a Child
By Laura Davis
(1991, New York: HarperCollins)

Families in Recovery: Working Together to Heal the Damage of Childhood Sexual Abuse
By Beverly Engel, MFCC
(1994, Los Angeles: Lowell House)