Additional places to go for help or infomation about clergy sexual abuse/misconduct
include:
Office for Victims of Crime—Directory of Crime Victims Services
Baylor University—Clergy Sexual Misconduct Prevention
AdvocateWeb
Baptist
General Convention of Texas
Report COGIC Abuse
Tamar’s Voice
FaithTrust
Institute
Survivors Network
of those Abused by Priests
Interfaith Sexual
Trauma Institute
Focus Ministries (Support for Pastors’ Wives)
Pokrov (Resource for
victims of the Orthodox Church)
Safe Passage Foundation (Resource for victims of sexual abuse within cults)
Silenced Sisters (for African-American, Caribbean and African women)
Rick
A. Ross Institute
Virginia
Conference United Methodist Church
Spiritual Abuse
Recovery Resources
Sounds
of Encouragement (Articles)
Mikele Rauch
Safe Place Services (in Australia)
Mission Serenity (in Australia)
Michigan Training Academy (Self-defense, rape prevention and child abduction prevention training courses)
To find a therapist or counselor online, please
go to:
Jennifer Schwirzer—Licensed Professional Counselor
American Association of
Christian Counselors
eCounseling.com
North
American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Family Ministries
Find-a-Therapist.com
To get help for suicidal thoughts & behaviors or self-abusive patterns, please
go to:
Suicide Hotline or call 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
SAFE (Self-Abuse Finally Ends) Alternatives: Call 1-800-DON’T-CUT
(1-800-366-8288)
Community Resources (women’s resources, suicide hotline, etc.):
Please check your local phone book under the headings of “Health & Human
Services” or “Psychiatric Emergency 24-Hours.”
DrugWatch (Sometimes medications, perhaps taken for depression or anxiety during abuse, may have adverse side effects. This web site provides helpful information about medications that may cause suicidal ideation or actions. Please talk to your doctor about your medications.)
Support for Male Victims of Sexual Abuse
Note: These resources may or not specifically address abuse of men/boys by members of the clergy.
Men Can Stop Rape
Male Survivor—Overcoming Sexual Victimization of Boys and Men
Sexually Abused Men by Richard Gartner, Ph.D.
Sexual Abuse of Males by Jim Hopper, Ph.D.
Mastering Life Ministries—“Dirty Little Secrets” by J. Lee Grady
Intimate Partner Abuse Against Men (Public Health Agency of Canada)
Victoria (Canada) Men’s Centre
Support for Adolescent Victims of Sexual Abuse
Note: These resources may or not specifically address abuse of adolescents by members of the clergy. Many of these programs will also treat juvenile sex offenders.
Residential Treatment Programs for Youth (PDF File)
Parents for Megan’s Law
To find state laws regarding the sexual abuse of adults or children by clergy, or for legal assistance,
please go to:
Nix, Patterson & Roach, LLP
Adults Abused By Clergy
Jeff Anderson & Associates, PA (Nationwide)
Victim Law (Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice)
Hiroshima, Jacobs, Roth & Lewis
John Ray and Associates
Hartley Hampton Sexual Abuse Attorney (Nationwide)
Moore, Walters, Thompson,
Thomas, Papillion, & Cullens
Legal Match
Hindson & Melton
LLC (Atlanta, GA area)
FindLaw
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