We offer MANY resources, many tools and many services
Our primary mission at NAASCA is to help abused adults get into recovery, and, secondly, to educate the public about the many issues surrounding child abuse.
Our effort is designed to help for men and women from any walk of life, even if their childhood suffering occurred decades ago. We are non-denominational, have no political affiliation and belong to no other outside group.
NAASCA is here to help men and women both, no matter what path their life experience has taken them. But ..
.. men are even MORE likely to keep the stories of their youthful sex abuse a secret.
So we'll start there.
~~~~~~~~
Male Survivor web sites
Here is an excellent list of organizations that comes from MaleSurvivor.org, a group committed to preventing, healing, and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through support, treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism.
www.malesurvivor.org
1in6 - offers a wealth of information and resources on its website for men who have experienced unwanted or abusive childhood sexual experiences and those who care about them. Their site is for men at various stages of seeking information and help. They also provide trainings for therapists and other professionals.
www.1in6.org
End Abuse Now - is a page about the Hearing Healing Hope program of support groups for sexually abused men based in Owen Sound ON and serving Grey-Bruce counties, including at least one First Nations reserve. The program is explicitly understanding and supportive of First Nations traditions and culture.
www.endabusenow.ca/node/93
The Gatehouse is a community-based agency in the west end of Toronto which offers a wide range of services for victims of child abuse and their families -- notably peer-facilitated support groups for men sexually abused as boys.
www.thegatehouse.org
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project - Since 1 in 4 gay men experience Domestic Violence, Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project is a grassroots, non-profit organization that supports victims and survivors through education, advocacy and direct services.
www.gmdvp.org
John Howard Society - Supporting Adult Men – Male Adult Survivors of Abuse, Substance Abuse, Harm Reduction, Domestic Violence and Anger Management.
www.johnhowardtor.on.ca
Male Survivors of Sexual Assault - Sessions are free and confidential at the Sexual Assault Crisis Center in Stamford, Connecticut. Call them at 203-348-9346 or 24-hour hotline, 203-329-2929
www.stamfordadvocate.com/default/article/
Male Survivors Sexual Abuse & Male Rape Survivors Support
http://www.aest.org.uk/survivors/male/
Men Thriving - a member's only bulletin board for those over 21 years old - requires registration and adherence to strict rules of conduct - connect and share with other males survivors of child abuse
www.menthriving.org
The Men's Project, based in Ottawa ON, offers a wide range of individual and group services for men, including men who've been sexually abused.
www.themensproject.ca
The Silence to Hope Project - focus on assisting male sexual abuse survivors who have been sexually victimized by representative of the Catholic Church in this part of South Western Ontario
www.rcec.london.on.ca/abuse/SilenceHopeHealing.htm
The Victims Resource Center provides a wide range of services to men, women and children who are victims of crime. These services include a 24-hour hotline, support groups, counseling and advocacy for victims.
www.vrcnepa.org/index.php
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General Survivor Websites
The Awareness Center - International Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault (JCASA) dedicated to addressing childhood sexual abuse in Jewish communities worldwide.
www.theawarenesscenter.org
Being in Movement - is a website that focuses on body awareness and empowerment in a number of areas of application, one of which is abuse recovery.
www.being-in-movement.com/flyers.htm
Big Voice Pictures - This is the website of documentary film producers Kathy Barbini and Simon Weinberg. Big Voice Pictures produces documentaries that give voice to emerging and cutting-edge social issues, with the intention of motivating discussion, effecting change, and offering new insights and hope for individuals, families, and communities.
www.bigvoicepictures.com
Black Sexual Abuse Survivors has an online support group for black, adult males and females who were sexually abused as children. BSAS is a non-professional, not-for-profit resource, where its participants provide support to each other online with their recovery from sexual abuse.
www.blacksurvivors.org
The Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness (CCAA) - works toward public education and awareness regarding child abuse of all kinds. They have taken a special interest in sexually abused men as an underserviced population; and they sponsor many educational workshops on issues faced by male survivors.
www.ccfaa.com
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CIBC) of Ontario is a program of The Ontario Government's Ministry of the Attorney General, Victim Services Secretariat. This program offers financial compensation for victims of crime in Ontario, designed to cover both "pain and suffering" and costs of treatment and rehabilitation.
www.cicb.gov.on.ca/en/index.htm
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General's Victim Services Secretariat
(the parent agency of the CICB described above).
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/ovss/about.asp
Just Detention International seeks to end sexual violence committed against men, women, and children in all forms of detention.
www.justdetention.org
Many Voices is a bimonthly, internationally distributed print newsletter, founded in 1989, for people recovering from severe child abuse or trauma
www.manyvoicespress.com
Military Rape Crisis Center
www.stopmilitaryrape.org
The National Sexual Violence Resouce Center serves as the nation's principle information and resource center regarding all aspects of sexual violence by addressing the causes and impact of sexual violence through collaboration, prevention efforts and the distribution of resources.
www.nsvrc.org
PAVE | Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment is a 501c3 national nonprofit organization that uses social, educational and legislative tactics to shatter the silence of sexual violence.
www.pavingtheway.net
POKROV.ORG – A resource for survivors of abuse in the Orthodox Churches
www.pokrov.org
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization and was named one of “America's 100 Best Charities” by Worth magazine. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE and rainn.org).
www.rainn.org
Safer Society Foundation - Works to engage survivors, treatment professionals, persons with sexual behavior problems, family members, friends, policy makers, researchers and educators in creating evidence-based strategies for preventing sexual abuse, supporting those who have been abused, and managing those who have abused.
www.safersociety.org
Safe Society Zone works to address sexual assault prevention in schools
www.safesocietyzone.com
The Sidran Institute – is a nonprofit organization of international scope that helps people understand, recover from, and treat: traumatic stress (including PTSD) dissociative disorders, and co-occurring issues, such as addictions, self injury, and suicidality.
www.sidran.org
Speaking out against Rape runs national awareness, education and prevention programs to empower survivors of sexual violence and enhance the public's understanding and acceptance of rape victims.
www.soar99.org/about.html
SNAP - The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests US, national support group for women and men, originally for those abused by religious authority figures but now including all that have suffered child hood abuse from any individual or group.
www.snapnetwork.org
Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE) is a human rights organization that provides services, publications, and training to serve those who typically fall between the cracks of domestic violence services: straight men, GLBT victims, teens, and the elderly.
www.safe4all.org
Stop It Now ! - Stop It Now! prevents the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed.
www.stopitnow.com
Together We Heal - for those who have suffered the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. Gives aid and counseling to those in need, educates any who seek information on how to best protect our children and exposes predators and their methods.
www.together-we-heal.org
We Are Adult Survivors of Child Abuse and Neglect - This web site is dedicated to the tens of millions of adult survivors of child abuse and neglect who get up every day and try to work and function in a world that seems to not care about us.
www.wearesurvivors.org
~~~~~~~~~
Sites to Help Survivor's Families
Reform the Statute of Limitations on Child Sexual Abuse - working towards the extension and/or removal of civil statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse.
www.sol-reform.com
Stop Child Predators brings together an influential team of policy experts and community leaders with the real-world experience and a track record of proven results to achieve these goals.
www.stopchildpredators.org
Sites to help Parents who are Dealing with Child Who Have Been Sexually Abused or MolestedBikers Against Child Abuse - Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children.
www.bacaworld.org
Child Help USA Exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children.
www.childhelp.org
The National Child Protection Training Center strives to significantly reduce and seek an end to child abuse through education, training, awareness, prevention, advocacy and the pursuit of justice.
www.ncptc.org
Our primary mission at NAASCA is to help abused adults get into recovery, and, secondly, to educate the public about the many issues surrounding child abuse.
Our effort is designed to help for men and women from any walk of life, even if their childhood suffering occurred decades ago. We are non-denominational, have no political affiliation and belong to no other outside group.
NAASCA is here to help men and women both, no matter what path their life experience has taken them. But ..
.. men are even MORE likely to keep the stories of their youthful sex abuse a secret.
So we'll start there.
~~~~~~~~
Male Survivor web sites
Here is an excellent list of organizations that comes from MaleSurvivor.org, a group committed to preventing, healing, and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through support, treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism.
www.malesurvivor.org
1in6 - offers a wealth of information and resources on its website for men who have experienced unwanted or abusive childhood sexual experiences and those who care about them. Their site is for men at various stages of seeking information and help. They also provide trainings for therapists and other professionals.
www.1in6.org
End Abuse Now - is a page about the Hearing Healing Hope program of support groups for sexually abused men based in Owen Sound ON and serving Grey-Bruce counties, including at least one First Nations reserve. The program is explicitly understanding and supportive of First Nations traditions and culture.
www.endabusenow.ca/node/93
The Gatehouse is a community-based agency in the west end of Toronto which offers a wide range of services for victims of child abuse and their families -- notably peer-facilitated support groups for men sexually abused as boys.
www.thegatehouse.org
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project - Since 1 in 4 gay men experience Domestic Violence, Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project is a grassroots, non-profit organization that supports victims and survivors through education, advocacy and direct services.
www.gmdvp.org
John Howard Society - Supporting Adult Men – Male Adult Survivors of Abuse, Substance Abuse, Harm Reduction, Domestic Violence and Anger Management.
www.johnhowardtor.on.ca
Male Survivors of Sexual Assault - Sessions are free and confidential at the Sexual Assault Crisis Center in Stamford, Connecticut. Call them at 203-348-9346 or 24-hour hotline, 203-329-2929
www.stamfordadvocate.com/default/article/
Male Survivors Sexual Abuse & Male Rape Survivors Support
http://www.aest.org.uk/survivors/male/
Men Thriving - a member's only bulletin board for those over 21 years old - requires registration and adherence to strict rules of conduct - connect and share with other males survivors of child abuse
www.menthriving.org
The Men's Project, based in Ottawa ON, offers a wide range of individual and group services for men, including men who've been sexually abused.
www.themensproject.ca
The Silence to Hope Project - focus on assisting male sexual abuse survivors who have been sexually victimized by representative of the Catholic Church in this part of South Western Ontario
www.rcec.london.on.ca/abuse/SilenceHopeHealing.htm
The Victims Resource Center provides a wide range of services to men, women and children who are victims of crime. These services include a 24-hour hotline, support groups, counseling and advocacy for victims.
www.vrcnepa.org/index.php
~~~~~~~~
General Survivor Websites
The Awareness Center - International Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault (JCASA) dedicated to addressing childhood sexual abuse in Jewish communities worldwide.
www.theawarenesscenter.org
Being in Movement - is a website that focuses on body awareness and empowerment in a number of areas of application, one of which is abuse recovery.
www.being-in-movement.com/flyers.htm
Big Voice Pictures - This is the website of documentary film producers Kathy Barbini and Simon Weinberg. Big Voice Pictures produces documentaries that give voice to emerging and cutting-edge social issues, with the intention of motivating discussion, effecting change, and offering new insights and hope for individuals, families, and communities.
www.bigvoicepictures.com
Black Sexual Abuse Survivors has an online support group for black, adult males and females who were sexually abused as children. BSAS is a non-professional, not-for-profit resource, where its participants provide support to each other online with their recovery from sexual abuse.
www.blacksurvivors.org
The Canadian Centre for Abuse Awareness (CCAA) - works toward public education and awareness regarding child abuse of all kinds. They have taken a special interest in sexually abused men as an underserviced population; and they sponsor many educational workshops on issues faced by male survivors.
www.ccfaa.com
Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CIBC) of Ontario is a program of The Ontario Government's Ministry of the Attorney General, Victim Services Secretariat. This program offers financial compensation for victims of crime in Ontario, designed to cover both "pain and suffering" and costs of treatment and rehabilitation.
www.cicb.gov.on.ca/en/index.htm
Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General's Victim Services Secretariat
(the parent agency of the CICB described above).
www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/ovss/about.asp
Just Detention International seeks to end sexual violence committed against men, women, and children in all forms of detention.
www.justdetention.org
Many Voices is a bimonthly, internationally distributed print newsletter, founded in 1989, for people recovering from severe child abuse or trauma
www.manyvoicespress.com
Military Rape Crisis Center
www.stopmilitaryrape.org
The National Sexual Violence Resouce Center serves as the nation's principle information and resource center regarding all aspects of sexual violence by addressing the causes and impact of sexual violence through collaboration, prevention efforts and the distribution of resources.
www.nsvrc.org
PAVE | Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment is a 501c3 national nonprofit organization that uses social, educational and legislative tactics to shatter the silence of sexual violence.
www.pavingtheway.net
POKROV.ORG – A resource for survivors of abuse in the Orthodox Churches
www.pokrov.org
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization and was named one of “America's 100 Best Charities” by Worth magazine. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE and rainn.org).
www.rainn.org
Safer Society Foundation - Works to engage survivors, treatment professionals, persons with sexual behavior problems, family members, friends, policy makers, researchers and educators in creating evidence-based strategies for preventing sexual abuse, supporting those who have been abused, and managing those who have abused.
www.safersociety.org
Safe Society Zone works to address sexual assault prevention in schools
www.safesocietyzone.com
The Sidran Institute – is a nonprofit organization of international scope that helps people understand, recover from, and treat: traumatic stress (including PTSD) dissociative disorders, and co-occurring issues, such as addictions, self injury, and suicidality.
www.sidran.org
Speaking out against Rape runs national awareness, education and prevention programs to empower survivors of sexual violence and enhance the public's understanding and acceptance of rape victims.
www.soar99.org/about.html
SNAP - The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests US, national support group for women and men, originally for those abused by religious authority figures but now including all that have suffered child hood abuse from any individual or group.
www.snapnetwork.org
Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE) is a human rights organization that provides services, publications, and training to serve those who typically fall between the cracks of domestic violence services: straight men, GLBT victims, teens, and the elderly.
www.safe4all.org
Stop It Now ! - Stop It Now! prevents the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed.
www.stopitnow.com
Together We Heal - for those who have suffered the trauma of childhood sexual abuse. Gives aid and counseling to those in need, educates any who seek information on how to best protect our children and exposes predators and their methods.
www.together-we-heal.org
We Are Adult Survivors of Child Abuse and Neglect - This web site is dedicated to the tens of millions of adult survivors of child abuse and neglect who get up every day and try to work and function in a world that seems to not care about us.
www.wearesurvivors.org
~~~~~~~~~
Sites to Help Survivor's Families
Reform the Statute of Limitations on Child Sexual Abuse - working towards the extension and/or removal of civil statutes of limitations for child sexual abuse.
www.sol-reform.com
Stop Child Predators brings together an influential team of policy experts and community leaders with the real-world experience and a track record of proven results to achieve these goals.
www.stopchildpredators.org
Sites to help Parents who are Dealing with Child Who Have Been Sexually Abused or MolestedBikers Against Child Abuse - Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) exists with the intent to create a safer environment for abused children.
www.bacaworld.org
Child Help USA Exists to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children.
www.childhelp.org
The National Child Protection Training Center strives to significantly reduce and seek an end to child abuse through education, training, awareness, prevention, advocacy and the pursuit of justice.
www.ncptc.org