Crisis Information

Find a Crisis Center in Your Area  This listing of crisis centers was provided by the American Association of Suicidology, a non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention of suicide.

Depression

About Depression: "whom you can call when in crisis.."

Depression Information and treatment  "Depression is one of the most common psychological problems, affecting nearly everyone through either personal experience or through depression in a family member. Each year over 17 million American adults experience a period of clinical depression."

Dissociation

The International Society for the Study of Dissociation  A nonprofit professional society to promote research and training in the identification and treatment of dissociative disorders.

Healing Hopes An online support resource for people with dissociative identity (also called multiple personalities) and their family members featuring chat channels on IRC, sections for littles, message boards, and more.

A theoretical framework of the etiology and structures of multiple personality  This article is an academic dissertation on the theoretical exploration of Dissociative Identity Disorder by Regan McClure.

Finding a Therapist                                                                                 ^Top       

Psychology Today: A resource for finding therapists in Canada and the US

Mental Health Resources Canada: MRC's Find a Therapist

Therapist Locator:  Locate a marriage and family therapist in the United States, Canada or Overseas

General Resources

About.com  We've include About.Com as a general resource, as they have a large volume of information on a wide variety of topics.

Learning to cope:  Grounding techniques As survivors we all at one time or another may experience flashbacks and/or periods of intense anxiety surrounding the memories of abuse. During those times it's important to find ways to ground ourselves in the here and now until the feelings pass.

Mental Health Matters  Comprehensive resource for information and resources on mental health, psychological symptoms, traditional and alternative treatments, and medications.

National Clearinghouse of Family Violence:  "The NCFV is Canada's national resource centre for information about family violence. The NCFV collects, develops and disseminates resources on prevention, protection and treatment. By increasing awareness, the NCFV encourages Canadian communities to become involved in reducing the occurrence of family violence."

RAINN  RAINN is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., operating America's only national hotline for victims of sexual assault. The hotline-800.656.HOPE-offers free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country.     

Recovery Canada  The Wellness Network.  Support and information for survivors of sexual abuse and assault.

Hotlines:                                                                                                     ^Top

United States Sexual Assault Hotline:  1-800-656-4673

United States Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-2433

Other Countries  Phone numbers and websites by country

Us Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-800-448-4663

Canadian Zenith Child Abuse Reporting & Help:  Dial the Operator and ask for "Zenith 1234" (24 hrs)

Under 18 Resources

Child help USA  Child help USA® is dedicated to meeting the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children. It does this by focusing its efforts and resources upon treatment, prevention, and research.

Kids Help Phone (Canada/Bilingual): 1-800-668-6868

Yesican  Yesican is a world wide organization who’s goal is to break the cycle of abuse.

Kids Help Phone  Kids Help Phone - Canada - Information, tips, links and more that you can use in facing life's challenges.

JUSTICE                                                                                                      ^Top

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board "The Criminal Injuries Compensation Board is a quasi-judicial adjudicative agency that awards compensation to victims of crimes of violence that occurred in Ontario."

National Crime Bar Association: "The NCVBA provides technical support to attorneys representing crime victims in civil actions, refers crime victims to lawyers in their local area, and works to increase general awareness about the availability of civil remedies for victims of crime."

Uk: CICA  'The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority administers the criminal injuries compensation scheme throughout England, Scotland and Wales. We pay compensation to people who have been the victim of a violent crime. We operate the scheme from offices in Glasgow and London."

Victims of Violence

PTSD

David Baldwin’s Trauma Information   Focuses primarily on emotional trauma and traumatic stress, including PTSD.

National Center for PTSD   This site provides information and facts on treatment and research on PTSD.

The Sidran Association  The Sidran Institute, a leader in traumatic stress education and advocacy, is a nationally-focused nonprofit organization devoted to helping people who have experienced traumatic life events.

Reporting Child Abuse

Child Abuse and Neglect in Eastern Europe information site

CYBERTIP.CA  "Cybertip.ca is Canada's National Tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children. It is a centralized web portal for receiving and addressing reports from the public regarding child pornography, luring, child sex tourism, and children who are exploited through prostitution. Cybertip.ca also provides the public with information, referrals and other resources to help Canadians keep their children safe while on the Internet."

Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect in Canada

Reporting Child Abuse in the US

Reporting Child Abuse in Europe

INHOPE:  The International Association of Internet Hotlines

Seniors                                                                                                         ^Top

Senior Survivors of Childhood Trauma:  A study done on clinicians' diagnostic responses to senior survivors of childhood abuse. 

The Support Networks "Anyone, anytime can feel distressed about a problem. The Support Networks is a place to call when life hurts."

Wise Senior Services: "WISE seeks to prevent the victimization of older adults and to protect vulnerable seniors from becoming victims of financial, physical or emotional abuse."

Sex Offender Registries

National Sex Offender Public Registry:  US "The public can use this Web site to educate themselves about the possible presence of such offenders in their local communities"

RCMP National Sex Offender Registry  The Canadian sex offender registry is unavailable to most Canadians. 

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