Trauma-informed counseling and support groups for families are best provided locally. Below are online resources and regional NGOs advocating for victims of abuse. Inclusion in this list does not represent an endorsement by ICMEC. Please check back often as this page is being developed.
Resources for counselors, teachers and parents of abuse victims:
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Toxic Stress Infographic (Harvard)
- Big Feelings (Freeze, Flight, Fight response) and French (C3P, CA)
- Children’s Participation in Decision Making (Emerging Minds, AU)
- Early, Open, Often – Start the Conversation (CfC)
- Facebook Abuse Resources
- Help your Child (Love is Respect)
- Is this Sexual Abuse? (NSPCC on peer abuse) Key Resource
- PACE Parents Against Child Sexual Exploitation
- Parent’s Guide to Dealing with Sexting (Compass, UK)
- Protecting Children from Domestic Abuse (Support)
- Removing Links to Explicit Content (Europol, multiple languages)
- Removing Sexual Images Posted without Consent (C3P, English/French)
- Safe Space: Program Supporting Trauma Informed Care (NCSSLE US)
- Self-Care for Staff (NCSSLE US)
- Sexual Abuse of Boys Support and FAQs (RAINN)
- Sexting: Responding to Incidents and Safeguarding Young People (UKCCIS)
- Trauma Sensitive Schools Training Packet (US ED)
- Trauma Supportive Response to Sexual Assault (NCTSN)
- What Parents Should Know (Maria Consuela Sauzier)
- What to Do if You are a Victim of Online Sexual Coercion (Europol)
Resources for adult survivors of childhood abuse:
- Abierto y a menudo – Comience el Diologo (CfC)
- Early, Open, Often – Start the Conversation (CfC) English and Spanish
- How to Support a Friend or Loved One Who Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse
- NAPAC National Association for People Abused in Childhood (UK)
- Male victims and Survivors 1in6 (US)
- RAINN Rape Abuse Incest National Network (US)
- Youique Foundation (US) New!
Resources for young people involved in inappropriate sexual behavior:
- Lucy Faithfull Foundation UK
- Love is Respect Resources and Chatline US
- National Center on the Sexual Behavior of Youth US
- Stop It Now! US (also UK, Ireland)
- What Happens Now? (National Children’s Alliance US)