Local, Online & Print Resources for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Domestic Violence, and Healing form Sexual Abuse
Project Sanctuary Mendocino. (707) 463-4357 http://www.projectsanctuary.org
564 S. Dora St. Ste A-1 Ukiah, CA 95482. This organization has great information and support for victims of sexual assault and/or domestic abuse. They offer free, safe and confidential individual and/or group counseling, domestic violence restraining order advocacy, prevention education, shelter, hotel & food vouchers, and more.
National Domestic Violence Hotline. 1-800-799-7233. OR 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) https://www.thehotline.org
Highly-trained advocates are available 24/7/365 to talk confidentially with anyone experiencing domestic violence, seeking resources or information, or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship. Website in English and Spanish
The website has information defining abuse, healthy relationships, and directs to more resources for help, making plans for safety and more.
RAINN- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network https://www.rainn.org
National Sexual Assault Hotline. Free. Confidential. 24/7. (800) 656-HOPE or Live Chat online.rainn.org. This is a hotline/online chat to call for help and support. There is also a website with information regarding sexual assault prevention, and how to get help after a sexual assault.
Healthy Place (Website). Psychological Abuse: Definition, Signs and Symptoms by Natasha Tracy. This article helps us to define and understand the sights and symptoms of abuse. Also linked on this article are many links to different types of abuse, including: Domestic Violence, physical abuse, rape, sexual assault, teen dating violence, verbal abuse.
Healthy Place (Website). What is Battering? By Natasha Tracy
This article defines battering and domestic violence, and has links to many other types of abuse.
Very Well Mind, Online Journal. How to Identify Financial Abuse in a Relationship. By Sherri Gordon. September 08, 2019. This article gives clear examples of financial abuse in a relationship, often accompanied with other forms of abuse.
Everyday Feminism, Online Journal. Let’s Talk About Domestic Violence in the Trans* Community by Amy Sun
March 25, 2014. This article talks about how domestic violence can be nuanced in trans communities, and outlines the ways in which it occurs, and what one can do about it.
Help Guide. How to Get Out of an Abusive Relationship. https://www.helpguide.org/ articles/abuse/getting-out-of-an-abusive-relationship.htm This article has affirmations that abuse is not the fault of the victim, has links to hotlines and shelters, and discusses safety planning, privacy, and general information for preparing to leave, and links to the following resources:
Domestic Violence: Finding Safety & Support (PDF) Guide for abused and battered women. https://opdv.ny.gov/help/fss/fss.pdf
Women’s Law Initiative.
● Safety when Preparing to Leave an Abuser Guidelines for how to safely leave an abusive relationship. https://www.womenslaw.org/about-abuse/leaving-abusive relationship
BOOKS
Survivor Moms, Women’s Stories of Birthing Mothering and Healing after Sexual Abuse. By Mickey Sperlick, MA, CPM and Julia S. Seng, PhD, CNM. This book is of stories of women and clinical commentary of midwives and health care professionals. It is meant to help women on their healing journey forth effects of sexual abuse. It’s an intense read, but it has great research and is very comprehensive.
Healing from Childhood Sexual Assault. Colorado State University - Women and Gender Advocacy Center. https://wgac.colostate.edu
This website has great info about what one may be experiencing when embarking on the healing journey from childhood sexual assault and abuse. It has a very comprehensive suggested reading list for adult survivors of childhood sexual assault.
Those book titles include:
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The Wounded Heart- Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Allender, Dan B. (1990).
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Why Me? Help for Victims of Sexual Abuse (Even if They Are Adults Now). Daugherty, Lynn B. (1984).
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The Courage to Heal Workbook- For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Davis, Laura (1990).
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Victims No Longer- Men Recovering From Incest and Other Child Sexual Abuse. Lew, Mike (1988).
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Legacy of the Heart- The Spiritual Advantage of a Painful Childhood. Muller, Wayne (1992).
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On the Path- Affirmations for Adults Recovering from Childhood Sexual Abuse. W. Nancy (1991).
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The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Wendy Maltz (1991/2001)
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The Courage to Heal. Ellen Bass & Laura Davis (1988).
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Adults Molested as Children: A Survivor’s Manual for Women and Men, Euan Bear & Peter T. Dimock (1988).
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Secret Survivors. E. Sue Blume (1990).
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Don’t, a woman’s word. Elly Danica (1988).
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Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Childhood Sexual Abuse. Mike Lew (1990).
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Incest and Sexuality: A Guide to Understanding and Healing. Wendy Maltz & Beverly Holman (1987).
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The Spirit Weeps. Tony Martens, Brenda Daily &Maggie Hodgson (1988).
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Beating the “Odds”: Violence and Women with Disabilities. Jillian Ridington, (1989).
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Lasting Effects of Child Sexual Abuse. Gail E. Wyatt & Gloria J. Powell (1988).