Organizations and Websites Offering Information, Support, and Resources on Child Sexual Abuse
United States
American Psychological Association
The APA offers a page on sexual abuse under “Topics,” which includes a definition of sexual abuse and more.
Assaulted Women’s Helpline
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
The Boys and Girls Clubs promote safety for all children, including safety from sexual abuse.
Child Abuse Prevention Network (CAPN)
CAPN provides information on child abuse to parents, children, educators, and health care professionals, including statistics, prevention efforts, organizations and services, shelters, and news articles relating to child abuse prevention. This site also contains links to related information.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
A service of the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety and well-being of children and families by providing information, resources, and tools on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, and more. It offers information on child welfare statutes and family support services along with print and electronic sources of information.
Darkness to Light
This is a nonprofit organization committed to empowering adults to prevent child sexual abuse. Offers resources for parents, organizations, survivors, and others, including a Stewards of Children Prevention Toolkit mobile app. Provides information such as risk factors for CSA, abuse reporting statistics, and Child Sexual Abuse Disclosures: Guide for Practitioners.
Fearless Foundation
Kayla Harrison’s nonprofit organization dedicated to education about child sexual abuse and advocacy for victims.
GenerationFIVE
A volunteer collaborative that seeks opportunities to promote a transformative justice approach to ending child sexual abuse in various locations across the country.
Joyful Heart Foundation
The mission of the Joyful Heart Foundation is “to heal, educate, and empower survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse, and to shed light into the darkness that surrounds these issues.”
Love Our Children USA
www.loveourchildrenusa.org/resources.php
A leading national nonprofit and prevention organization fighting all forms of violence and neglect against children in the United States.
This organization helps boys and men who have been sexually abused or victimized.
National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
A nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada dedicated to addressing issues related to childhood abuse and trauma, including sexual assault, violent or physical abuse, emotional traumas, and neglect through education and promotion of various paths to healing.
National Children’s Advocacy Center
A nonprofit agency providing prevention, intervention, and treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and their families within a child-focused team approach. Resources and information for parents and professionals.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
This group offers a variety of resources and sponsors April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in the United States. The goal of SAAM is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities on how to prevent it.
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
The NW Network
Support and resources for survivors of abuse who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, through education, organizing, and advocacy.
Parents Anonymous (PA)
Promotes safety and resilience for families experiencing trauma, etc.
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
PCAR works to end sexual violence and advocates for the rights and needs of sexual assault victims. It operates rape crisis centers throughout the state and operates the HERO Project, a public service campaign to spur adults to become a HERO for a child, providing them with the tools and confidence they may need to report suspected child abuse, including information on grooming behaviors.
Prevent Child Abuse America
With a network of 50 state chapters, this organization works to promote the healthy development of children and prevent child abuse before it can occur.
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
RISE: Roots for Individual & Social Empowerment
Featuring a blog with personal stories shared by survivors of childhood sexual abuse as well as information on the legal aspects of dealing with the perpetrators of abuse.
Safe Horizon
The goal of this site is to help “victims of violence” transition from “crisis to confidence.” Primarily serves the New York City area, but also helps those outside of the city find the support and resources they need.
Stop It Now!
This foundation based in Massachusetts prevents the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families, and communities to take actions that protect children before they are harmed. It identifies, refines, and shares effective ways for individuals, families, and communities to act to prevent child sexual abuse and to get help for everyone involved.
International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
A global organization that brings together a multidisciplinary group of professionals to work toward preventing and treating abused, neglected, and exploited children.
isurvive
Created by survivors for survivors, this site offers resources and online support for people primarily in the United States, Australia, and Europe.
Australia
Rape & Domestic Violence Services Australia
Canada
Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
New Zealand
Te Ohaakii a Hine—A National Network Ending Sexual Violence Together
South Africa
Shukumisa: Shaking Up Social Attitudes Towards Sexual Violence
We Will Speak Out South Africa
www.wewillspeakout.org/countries/south-africa
United Kingdom
End Violence Against Women
www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Offers a wide range of resources, services, research support, information, and more.
SurvivorsUK
Rape Crisis England & Wales
Organizations Providing Information on Child Protection, Mandating Reporting Rules, and Other Statutes
National Center for Victims of Crime
Source of sexual assault statutes by state.
National Conference of State Legislatures
Provides a detailed list of state statutes addressing child sexual abuse.
Also see Child Welfare Information Gateway, listed in U.S. organizations.
Organizations Offering Information on Treatment
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT)
Behavioral Tech
Offers a variety of resources for patients, families, and clinicians, including a directory of certified DBT therapists.
EMDR International Association
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
McLean Hospital Residential Treatment Services: Adolescent and Young Adult
www.mcleanhospital.org/programs/3east
McLean’s adolescent dialectical behavior therapy programs, collectively known as 3East, provide specialized care for teens and young adults who require treatment for depression, anxiety, PTSD, and emerging borderline personality disorder (BPD).
McLean’s Adolescent Acute Residential Treatment (ART) program provides intensive, short-term, and highly-focused psychiatric care for teens and young adults through age 19 with emotional and behavioral difficulties, including youth with histories of trauma and PTSD.
www.mcleanhospital.org/programs/adolescent-art
McLean Hospital Residential Treatment Services: Adults
The McLean Hill Center for Women provides a safe, supportive, and secure environment to help women with trauma-related disorders build strength and find new resources to regain command of their lives.
Books
Fontes, L. A. (2015). Invisible chains: Overcoming coercive control in your intimate relationship. New York: Guilford Press.
Herman, J. L. (1997). Trauma and recovery. New York: Basic Books.
Pipher, M. (2005). Reviving Ophelia. New York: Penguin.
van der Kolk, B. A. (2015). The body keeps the score: Brain, mind, and body in the healing of trauma. New York: Penguin Books.
van der Kolk, B. A., McFarlane, A. C., & Weisaeth, L. (Eds.). (2012). Traumatic stress: The effects of overwhelming experience on mind, body, and society. New York: Guilford Press.