Jane Rowan


Internet hotlines and help

Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) resources for "Victims of sexual assault (whether their attack took place today or decades ago)" Online confidential, secure hotline or call 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Childhelp If you think a child may be being abused, this is a good place to call. Online resources: signs to watch for. Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD
Stop It Now With resources on how to talk to someone who may be abusing. Hotline 1-888-PREVENT
Online forums
isurvive is a large website, with many active forums for survivors of abuse and their supporters. It is moderated and you have to join (give a false name, please!) to participate.
Survivors and Friends Forum, a smaller forum where you can have conversations with abuse survivors and their friends. There are many chat rooms and forums out there. This one seems safe.
Informational sites
Betrayal Trauma is run by Jennifer Freyd, a professor at the University of Oregon, with psychology articles and links to other sites on memory and trauma.
SelfGrowth.com is a large site devoted to information about Self -Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help. It is an organized directory with articles and links to thousands of other web sites.
Texas Police have a site on child sexual abuse with excellent info.
Jim Hopper of Harvard University has a website with statistics about abuse and extensive writing on recovered memories.

 

 
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Resources on Inner Child and
Recovery from Abuse/Incest

Books:
The Courage to Heal, A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse, by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis. This is a classic, containing survivors' stories and exercises for healing. Very complete.
Getting Through the Day--Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children, by Nancy J. Napier. One of my favorite books for supporting inner child work. Napier discusses dissociation, despair, the inner child parts, and multiple personalities from a compassionate and understanding point of view. Not just for abuse survivors but for anyone making sense of a hurtful childhood.
Betrayal Trauma--the Logic of Forgetting Childhood Abuse, by Jennifer Freyd. Freyd explains that forgetting is useful to the child because it enables her to remain in contact with people who are essential for her survival. This helped my rational mind to believe the abuse.
Growing Yourself Back Up, by John Lee. A terrific little book on how we regress in challenging situations, and how we can stop "feeling small" and feel our legitimate power.

DVD movie:

Searching for Angela Shelton is an amazing documentary of Angela Shelton searching for other women of the same name. Many of them had been abused and tell their stories. She also confronts her perpetrator father--very dramatic and moving.
 

 

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Jane Rowan