December 2017 – Page 2 – Trish’s Mental Health Resources Blog

A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse

How Long Does It Hurt?: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, Their Friends, and Their Families

By Cynthia L. Mather, Judy Wood (Illustrator),‎ Eliana Gil, PhD, RPT-S, ATR (Foreword),‎ Kristina E. Debye, LCSWC, ACSW, DCSW. (Contributor). (2014)

From Amazon.com – How Long Does It Hurt? is the revised and updated edition of the best-selling book written by an incest survivor for future survivors. This step-by-step guide speaks directly to victims of sexual abuse¾to help them come to grips with what is happening to them and overcome their feelings of isolation, confusion, and self-doubt.

Retraumatizing the Victim

Retraumatizing the Victim

By Ann Jennings, Ph.D.

From Sidran Institute, Traumatic Stress Education & Advocacy

We help people understand, manage, and treat trauma and dissociation.

http://www.sidran.org/resources/for-helpers-professionals/retraumatizing-the-victim/

Effects of Sexual Violence

Effects of Sexual Violence

At Rapevictimadvocates.org

https://www.rapevictimadvocates.org/what-you-need-to-know/effects-of-sexual-violence/

Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness

Living for Today: From Incest and Molestation to Fearlessness and Forgiveness

By Erin Merryn, MSW. (2009)

From Amazon.com:

SILENCE BROKEN AND STIGMAS SHATTERED―
HELP FOR INCEST SURVIVORS IS HERE

Fans of Erin Merryn’s heart-wrenching debut memoir Stolen Innocence were left wondering what would become of an emotionally fragile Erin after her confrontation with the reality and repercussions of being a child of incest and molestation. In Living for Today, Erin chronicles how she cultivated the strength to face her abuser and eventually found relief from years of emotional restlessness, while also igniting the beginnings of a new fearless journey. Living for Today chronicles that journey, which began with the unearthing of private shame, releasing of ugly memories, letting go of guilt, and becoming the mouthpiece of millions of her generation.

In Living for Today, anyone who has felt victimized, ashamed, isolated, and silenced by their abusers will receive a roadmap for self-discovery, forgiveness, and empowerment. With real compassion and wisdom, this book can help readers overcome trauma and live fully and fearlessly for today.

Blogging for Mental Health

Patients, caregivers and even psychologists are using blogs and other social media to help each other — and themselves.

By Amy Novotney

June 2014, Vol 45, No. 6

At APA.org (American Psychological Association)

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/06/blogging.aspx

Domestic Violence Resources

Domestic Violence Resources

Life Span Domestic Violence Agency http://life-span.org/

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence http://www.ncadv.org/

Women’s Shelters Locator

http://www.womenshelters.org/zip.php?zip=60068

The WINGS Program (Women in Need Growing Stronger)

http://wingsprogram.com/

Life Span Inc

P.O. Box 445

Des Plaines IL 60016

Business#: 708-824-0382

Hotline/Crisis: 708-824-4454

A Safe Place/Lake County Crisis Center

Helpline: 847-249-4450

P.O. Box 1067

Waukegan, IL 60079-1067

847-249-5147

safeplace@iconnect.net

Housing for women & children, court advocacy, cultural awareness, support groups, parenting classes, children services.

http://www.asafeplaceforhelp.org/shelterlifefaqs.html

Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life

Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life (New Leaf)

By Ginny NiCarthy, MSW. (2004)

From Amazon.com – Since its original publication in 1982, Getting Free has changed the lives of tens of thousands of women. Written in an accessible style, packed with practical information and answers, special exercises designed to help a woman recognize abuse, and several success stories, Getting Free remains an important resource today—and this updated edition makes it an all the more relevant resource. In this expanded edition, Ginny NiCarthy features important new information from the latest studies and most recent research on the subject. New chapters include an analysis of whether batterers’ treatment really works, which programs help violent men change, and which do not; the results of research on the ways that many men who batter also abuse their children, and specific reactions of children to battering; the cultural and legal issues relevant to immigrant women; and a presentation of how religious beliefs and religious communities affect the real and perceived choices of women facing violence.

Holding My Hand Through Hell

Holding My Hand Through Hell

By Susan Murphy Milano. (2012)

From Amazon.com – This poignant well-written book tells the story of a police officer s family and one daughter s quest for justice long after the heart-wrenching murder of her mother. Susan Murphy Milano embraces a legacy of unconditional love and faith to triumph over a life plagued with unspeakable abuse and pain. Based on a true story, told with the flow of a novel, spiced with frank wisdom and wit, Holding My Hand Through Hell encourages the reader to immerse themselves into this family s life and is an inspiration to become an advocate for change in this world we all share. This book will incite discussion, debate, and heightened awareness about hope, survival, abuse, murder, and its impact on our society. In the end, it will leave readers both applauding this woman as well as wondering how she escaped, sometimes at the eleventh hour. Twenty years later, she has realized that God must have been holding her hand through hell, delivering her from the evils of her life in order to save others.