For Providers

Information Sheets

  • Summary of the communication suggestions as a 5x8 card
  • Handbook on sensitive practice for health care practitioner: Lessons from adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Public Health Agency of Canada
  • A Treatment Model for Therapy With Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse. National Clearinghouse on Family Violence
  • A Message for Health Care Providers Concerning Survivors of Sexual Abuse/Assault. Prince Edward Island Rape and Sexual Assault Centre
  • A summary of current scientific knowledge about childhood sexual abuse and memories of childhood abuse. The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
  • Brain Trauma Diagram Prince Edward Island Rape and Sexual Assault Centre
  • Tips for Working with Abuse Survivors (During oral care or a dental exam)

Articles

  • Women survivors of child sexual abuse: How can health professionals promote healing?
  • Women survivors of childhood sexual abuse: Knowledge and preparation of health care providers to meet client needs. By Tudiver, McClure, Heinonen, Scurfield & Kreklewetz, 2000.

Websites

  • The Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)
  • American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress
  • National Clearninghouse on Family Violence: Public Health Agency of Canada
  • David Baldwin's Trama Information Pages
  • Emotional Freedom Techniques: Working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse
  • Sidran Institute: Traumatic Stress Education and Advocacy.
  • Gift From Within: PTSD Resources for Survivors and Caregivers
  • National Center for PTSD
  • The Northamptonshire Rape & Incest Centre (NRICC)
  • International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation

For Patients/Survivors

Click here to download a one-page printable patient handout of support resources

Information Sheets

  • Getting Through Medical Examinations A Resource for Women Survivors of Abuse and Their Health Care Providers from the Canadian Women's Health Network
  • Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse- From Survivor to Thriver: Manual and workbook for adult survivors of child abuse who want to move-on with life
  • Child Sexual Abuse. Prince Edward Island Rape and Sexual Assault Centre
  • Grounding Techniques. Prince Edward Island Rape and Sexual Assault Centre
  • What I Fear About the dentist or oral care.
  • What Might Help during an oral exam or dental cleaning.

Books

  • The Courage to Heal - Third Edition - Revised and Expanded : A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass & Laura Davis. Harpers Perennial. February 1990
  • Healing from the Trauma of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Journey for Women by Karen A. Duncan. Praeger Publishers. August 2004
  • When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women by Penny Simkin & Phyllis Klaus. Classic Day Publishing. April 2004.
  • Beginning to Heal: A First Book for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, New York: Harper Collins Publications, 1993
  • Reach for the Rainbow: Advanced Healing for Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Lynne D. Finney, New York: Harper Perennial, 1991
  • What About Me? A Guide for Men Helping Female Partners Deal with Childhood Sexual Abuse by Grant Cameron. Creative Bound, Incorporated / June 1994
  • Broken Boys, Mending Men: Recovery from Childhood Sexual Abuse by S. Grubman-Black: Tab Books, 1990

Websites, Online Resources and Support Groups

  • National Clearninghouse on Family Violence: Public Health Agency of Canada
  • Healthy Place- America's Mental Health Channel: Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
  • Gift From Within: PTSD Resources for Survivors and Caregivers
  • WINGS Foundation, Inc. Exists to help adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse heal.
  • Adult Survivors of Child Abuse
  • Dancing in the Darkness. An informative and thought-provoking resource for sexual abuse survivors.
  • Sexual Healing From Sexual Abuse: Advice for Adult Survivors.
  • Find-a-Therapist Connecting people to the right therapist at the right time.
  • Male Survivor.
  • Support Forums for Survivors Worried about Dental Care.

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