HELPLINES:
For a detailed list of toll-free crisis and helpline numbers visit the following websites:
National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE
National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-HOPE
National Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-TALK
Help Finding a Therapist 1-800-THERAPIST
HELPSITES:
Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network www.rainn.org
S.O.S. Recovery (Non-Twelve Step Program Groups with a Secular Approach, though it holds respect and acceptance of individual spirituality and religiosity) www.sossobriety.org
Recovery World (Twelve Step Recovery Groups & Resources) www.recovery-world.com
National Alcohol and Substance Abuse Drug Addiction Help and Information Center www.addict-help.com
National Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org
National Institute of Mental Health (direct link to post-traumatic stress disorder information page) www.nimh.nih.gov
National Center for Victims of Crime (direct link to incest information page) www.ncvc.org
Somatic Experiencing: Foundation for Human Enrichment www.traumahealing.com
BOOKS:
AA Not The Only Way, Melanie Solomon
Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin, Anne Katherine, M.A.
The Body Image Workbook: An Eight-Step Program for Learning to Like Your Looks, Thomas F. Cash, Ph.D.
Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy, Christine Courtois
Recovery Options, The Complete Guide: How You and Your Loved Ones Can Understand and Treat Alcohol and Other Drug Problems, Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., Ph.D. & Maia Svalavitz
Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma, Peter A. Levine with Ann Frederick
Arabella Winters has no affiliation with any of the above organizations and provides their contact information for reference and educational purposes only.