The Integrated Community Mental Health Crisis Response Program

Gerstein Centre, Downtown Toronto	416-929-5200
North York & Etobicoke	416 498-0043
Peel, Brampton & Mississauga	905-278-7208
Scarborough	416 289-2434
Durham, Whitby & Oshawa	905-433-1121

www.yesican.org/chat.html
General chat for survivors, well moderated.

www.yesican.org/statisticsCA.html
Comprehensive statistics concerning occurrence of abuse from 1999.

www.survivors-treehouse.net/
This site contains more medically oriented articles addressing Dissociative Disorder, PTSD, Depression and Anxiety

http://www.ascasupport.org/
This site contains a self-help manual, provided by the Morris Institute that can be downloaded and used by survivors to aid in recovery.

www.open-mind.org/News/Abuse/
Found on this site are a number of articles address, addressing a range of topics. Topics include daily activities to aid in recovery, the internal child, memories, male sexual abuse and homophobia, mother/daughter sexual abuse and becoming more comfortable with sex after abuse has occurred.

www.spaz.ca/aaron/billious/RCYS/
A self-help manual designed to help cope and aid in recovery, through examining and changing your habituated mental patterns.

Resources for Females (Internet)

www.yesican.org/chat.html
Chat room for females, well moderated.

www.survivors-and-friends.org/articles/index.asp?cat=1
This site contains a selection of articles for female survivors. Topics covered include: why loved ones sometimes have a hard time acknowledging that abuse has occurred and the denial often experienced by survivors, sabotaged intimacy, stages of growth that survivors go through during the recovery process, stories from survivors as well as an unmediated e-mail forum.

Resources for Males (Internet)

www.malesurvivor.org
Chat room and discussion board, well moderated.

www.jimhopper.com/male-ab/
This site contains sections on the prevalence of abuse and discusses the possible long-term effects of abuse. It also contains a section in female perpetrators as well as a comprehensive list of additional web resources. The site also contains a number of men's stories of recovery.

Resources for Family and Friends of Survivors (Internet)

www.yesican.org/chat.html
Chat site for significant others of survivors as well as chat site dedicated to parenting of survivors, well moderated.

www.geocities.com/HotSprings/2656/index.html
This site hosts an email circle for secondary victims, as well as a specific email circle for the parents of survivors. The site also contains suggestions on ways in which to assist an adult survivor as well as information on what an adult survivor would like you to know about what they are experiencing. The site also includes information on methods of parenting a sexually abused child. The site also contains specific sections on male sexual abuse and date rape, post traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders and helping someone who is suicidal.

www.geocities.com/Wellesley/5592/doanddont.html
A list of things to do and not to do when supporting a survivor, outlining ways to think and behave. This site also suggests some phrases that may be used to aid a survivor as well as phrases that should be avoided.

www.welcometobarbados.org/friends.html
This site has specific information on how to deal with flashbacks and panic attacks that a survivor may experience. It also contains suggestions of things to say to a survivor, and a list of information that survivors want you to know. The site also contains information on how to support yourself, as well as the survivor.