Recommended Websites

Darkness to Light

Committed to empowering adults to prevent child sexual abuse through education, research, and advocacy.

National Helpline: 866.FOR.LIGHT

Defend Innocence

Free educational resources for parents, caregivers, and community leaders to empower them to protect the children they love.

GRACE

Empowering Christian communities to recognize, prevent, and respond to abuse.

Jimmy Hinton

Training and consultation for churches to protect their children from abuse. Also check out Jimmy’s Speaking Out on Sex Abuse podcast.

LifeRing Ministries

LifeRing Christian Ministries shares the hope of the Gospel with individuals and families broken by domestic violence in Anabaptist settings.

Phone: 717-454-4805

The Mama Bear Effect

Educational resources help families and communities all over the world  to raise awareness and protect children from the threat of sexual abuse. A range of free downloads, materials, coloring pages, and blog posts to help spark conversations and change the culture of sexual abuse from a mindset of silence and shame to courage and compassion.

The MAP List

A database of cases in Anabaptist or other pacifist church traditions of proven or credible allegations of sexual violence: harassment, assault, abuse of power, and similar violations.

Missionary Kids Safety Net

MK Safety Net offers hope, healing, encouragement and advocacy to former MKs (Missionary Kids) and TCKs (Third Culture Kids). The difficult journey of recovering from abuse can be even more daunting for an MK or TCK due to factors related to growing up overseas. MK Safety Net understands the unique aspects of the MK experience and offers support for MKs on their healing journey.

MOSAC: Mothers of Sexually Abused Children

A comprehensive source of information, support, and resources about sexual abuse, designed specifically for mothers who have experienced the sexual abuse of one of their children.

Phone: 503-791-3181

PorchSwing Ministries

PorchSwing Ministries seeks to offer a safe space where church abuse survivors can find Kingdom community in ways that feel safe and, hopefully, lead them back into the vibrant Kingdom life they once had and continue to yearn for.

RAINN

RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization and leading authority on sexual violence, a dynamic organization comprised of experts in victim services, public education, public policy, consulting services, and technology. They work to provide best-in-class services for survivors, inform and educate the nation about sexual violence, and improve the public policy and criminal justice response to sexual violence.

National Hotline 24/7 for free, confidential help: 800-656-HOPE.

Scripture Lullabies

Peaceful music to calm anxious hearts; help babies, children, and adults sleep soundly; and bring peace to those suffering from illness, trauma, grief, and difficult circumstances.

Speaking Truth in Love Ministries

Preventing abuse and domestic violence through information, education and training, via conferences, speaking engagements, printed materials, private consultation, and life coaching.