Organizations:

  • Gifts From Within is a non-profit organization dedicated to those who suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), those at risk for PTSD, and those who care for traumatized individuals. Gifts From Within helps everyone with PTSD by sharing ideas and improving morale.
  • Web Radio Interview with Donna Webster from Divine Diva Inspiration about Divine Seeds of Hope, a volunteer organization dedicated to "Building Bridges for Abused Women on Their Journey of Transformation."

Recommended Viewing:

  • Searching for Angela Shelton "Filmaker Angela Shelton journeys across the United States meeting other Angela Sheltons in an effort to survey women in America. She discovers that 24 out of 40 Angela Sheltons have been raped, beaten or molested: 25 if she includes herself."
  • V-Day: Until the Violence Stops "This documentary follows the grassroots impact of the V-Day movement, whose goal is to end violence against women in 5 internal communities while exposing the pervasive & cultural forms of violence that women experience. It's an alternately devastating and hopeful film."
  • Woman Thou Art Loosed "This adaptation of Bishop T.D. Jake's best-selling self-help novel chronicles a woman's heroic struggle to come to terms with her dark legacy of abuse, addiction, and poverty. Just released from prison, Michelle (Kimberly Elise) is determined not to return to her self-destructive life of drugs and prostitution. She's about to face her toughest challenge yet."
  • Awful Normal Celesta and Karen Davis grew up in a loving family. But when they were molested in 1978 by a friend of the family, little was being done about sexual abuse. Their parents' lack of action and continued social contact with the perpetrator was not questioned. 25 years later, feeling unresolved, Celesta and Karen began their quest to confront the man and ask him "WHY?"
  • Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence, hosted by Dr. Kathleen Brooks, is a talk show designed to feature experts in the area of child sexual abuse and offer an arena for people who are concerned about this global epidemic to discuss and share their experiences.

Recommended Listening:

  • Voices of Strength is an audio documentary by & for victims of sexual assault & domestic violence. Creator (& background pianist) of the CD, Haullie Free, takes 16 survivors on a journey that validates their voices because "every story is unique and deserves to be heard."
  • Train of Tears, Michael Skinner “The songs contained in this album truly reflect a labor of love, and of blood, sweat, and tears. A percentage of the proceeds…will be used in helping organizations and individuals that provide services, advocacy, and education to those affected by trauma, abuse, and mental illness.”

"BIBLIOTHERAPY" A form of supportive psychotherapy in which carefully selected reading materials are used to assist a subject in solving personal problems or for other therapeutic purposes. (American Heritage Dictionary on-line)

Recommended Reading:

Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE; 1-800-784-2433
Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE; 1-800-656-4673
Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE; 1-800-799-7233
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