Organizations for Adult Survivors of Abuse

Phone: (415) 928-4576

Email: info@ascasupport.org

Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA) supports and assists survivors of child abuse to move on with their lives. In addition, ASCA was created with the intention of guaranteeing that all survivors of childhood abuse, regardless of their financial situation, have access to a program focused on recovery from childhood abuse, including physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse or neglect.

nadid: 12330

Phone: (202) 336-5500

Toll-Free: (800) 374-2721

The American Psychological Association (APA), based in Washington, DC, is the largest scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States. APA’s mission is to advance creation, dissemination and application of psychological knowledge and practice to benefit society and improves people’s lives. The APA Violence Prevention Office (VPO) coordinates APA’s activities related to violence and injury prevention, and treatment on topics associated with child maltreatment, trauma, media violence, and youth violence. The office collaborates with other national associations, national collaboratives, and federal agencies to promote the contributions of psychology and psychologists to the understanding and prevention of violence.

nadid: 25972

Toll-Free: (800) 394-3366

Email: info@childwelfare.gov

Child Welfare Information Gateway connects professionals and the general public to information and resources targeted to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to programs, research, laws and policies, training resources, statistics, and much more.

nadid: 17904

Phone: (480) 922-8212

Toll-Free: (800) 4AC-HILD

TDD: (800) 2AC-HILD

Fax: (480) 922-7061

Childhelp is dedicated to helping victims of child abuse and neglect. Childhelp's approach focuses on prevention, intervention and treatment. The Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline, 1-800-4-A-CHILD, operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and receives calls from throughout the United States, Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Guam. Childhelp's programs and services also include residential treatment services; children's advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care; group homes; child abuse prevention, education and training; and the National Day of Hope, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every April.

nadid: 11162

Email: tmassa@malesurvivor.org

A goal of MaleSurvivor is to overcome the sexual victimization of boys and men by helping professionals and others to better understand and treat adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

nadid: 12331

Email: info@metoomvmt.org

The ‘me too.’ Movement supports survivors of sexual violence and their allies by connecting survivors to healing and support resources, offering community-organizing information, pursuing a ‘me too.’ policy platform, and working with researchers.

nadid: 30621

Toll-Free: (866) 254-4819

Fax: (703) 548-9517

Email: NCTIC@NASMHPD.org

The National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC) is dedicated to building awareness of trauma-informed care and promoting the implementation of trauma-informed practices in programs and services.

NCTIC facilitates the adoption of trauma-informed environments in the delivery of a broad range of services including mental health, substance use, housing, vocational or employment support, domestic violence and victim assistance, and peer support.

NCTIC is a technical assistance center within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

nadid: 24781

Phone: (866) 615-6464

Fax: (301) 443-4279

TTY: (301) 443-8431

Email: nimhinfo@nih.gov

The National Institute of Mental Health works to diminish the burden of mental illness through research. NIMH seeks to achieve better understanding, treatment, and eventually prevention of mental illness.

nadid: 11111

Phone: (717) 909-0710

Toll-Free: (877) 739-3895

Fax: (717) 909-0714

General Scope: The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is funded through a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Violence Prevention. The organization collects information and resources to assist those working to prevent sexual violence and to improve resources, outreach, and response strategies. The Center provides access to resources on reporting and recovery planning, serving child victims of sex trafficking, and addressing issues for specific populations vulnerable to sex trafficking, including children in foster care, missing and exploited children, adolescent boys, and Native women.

nadid: 20182

Phone: (202) 544-3064

Toll-Free: (800) 656-HOPE

Fax: (202) 544-3556

Email: info@rainn.org

The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is an anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (1.800.656.HOPE), which provides victims of sexual assault with free, confidential services around the clock, and it carries out programs to prevent sexual assault and to help victims.

nadid: 17783

Phone: (802) 247-3132

Fax: (802) 247-4233

General Scope: The Safer Society Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit agency, is a national research, advocacy, and referral center on the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse. The Foundation provides training and consultation, research, sex offender treatment referrals, a computerized program network, and a resource library. It also publishes materials for the prevention and treatment of sexual abuse.

Training Specific: The Safer Society will help individuals, agencies, states, and organizations develop specialized training institutes on current and emerging topics related to sexual abuse prevention and treatment. To identify professional trainers or to set up a training event, please call for further information.

nadid: 11035

Phone: (410) 825-8888

Fax: (410) 825-8888

Email: admin@sidran.org

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. The Institute promotes improved understanding of the early recognition and treatment of trauma-related stress in children, the long-term effects of trauma on adults, and strategies that lead to the greatest success in self-help recovery for trauma survivors. The Sidran Institute also advocates clinical practices considered successful in aiding trauma victims and the development of public policy initiatives that are responsive to the needs of adult and child survivors of traumatic events.

nadid: 11038

Phone: (413) 587-3500

Toll-Free: (888) 773-8368

Email: info@stopitnow.org

Stop It Now! prevents the sexual abuse of children by mobilizing adults, families and communities to take action before a child is harmed. Stop It Now! provides support, information and resources for adults to take responsibility for creating safer communities.

Visit the Online Help Center at StopItNow.org for guidance and resources to prevent child sexual abuse.

nadid: 11136

Toll-Free: 1-877-SNAP-HEALS

SNAP is a national support group for women and men wounded by religious and institutional authorities (priests, ministers, bishops, deacons, nuns, coaches, teachers, and others).

nadid: 30782

Phone: (410) 893-3322

Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA) is a 12-step, self-help recovery program modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous. There are no dues or fees. Confidentiality and anonymity are essential to the program. SIA is for men and women, 18 years and older, who were sexually abused as children.

nadid: 12329

Phone: (800) 757-8120

The Blue Ribbon Project is a non-profit, online and community resource for both child abuse victims and adult survivors. It also offers several outreach programs, such as "Backpacks of Love" which provides backpacks of essentials to kids on the night they enter foster care.

nadid: 26316