Resources for Survivors

These links are provided for your convenience and information.  S.O.A.R. does not endorse, nor are we responsible for, the content of external sites.  Please use at your own discretion.

For All Survivors:

Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse – Overview Paper by the Public Health Agency of Canada

Child Abuse Effects by Darlene Barriere, violence and abuse prevention educator. Author of  From Victim to Victory, a memoir.

http://survivingspirit.com/:  To promote Hope, Healing and Help for those impacted by trauma, abuse or mental health concerns through the use of the creative arts, a speakers’ bureau, newsletter, website, brochure, retail gallery, coffeehouse, media center and more.

Women
http://www.thans.ca/Content/Chrysalis%20House: Chrysalis House is a non-profit grassroots organization that provides shelter, support, counselling, advocacy, and outreach for abused women and their children. Services are available for women who have been psychologically, emotionally, physically, and/or sexually abused.

Men
http://www.1in6.org: We offer education and training in local communities to raise public awareness and to help therapists and other professionals give the best possible services to men dealing with the effects of unwanted or abusive boyhood sexual experiences.

http://www.malesurvivor.org: We are committed to preventing, healing, and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through support, treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism.

Youth
http://www.thereddoor.ca: