A confidential, professionally-facilitated group for women age 18 or over who as adults have been victims of stranger or acquaintance rape or who have been raped by their husbands.  The group also addresses issues of incest or childhood sexual abuse.  For details, call Victim Assistance of United Way at 367-2734 weekdays from 9-5. (Click for overview of Victims of Crime resources)

A confidential professionally facilitated group for male partners or spouses of women who have been sexually abused as children or raped at any age.  For info, call Victim Assistance at 367-2734 weekdays from 9-5. (Click for overview of Sexual Abuse and Rape Recovery resources)

A dormant confidential, professionally-facilitated group for teenage girls who have been victims of stranger or acquaintance rape, who have been raped by their husbands, or who have been victims of earlier childhood sexual abuse. Meetings will be scheduled when there is adequate interest. For details, call Victim Assistance of United Way at 367-2734 weekdays 9-5. (Click for overview of Victims of Crime resources)

The Victim Assistance division of United Family Services sponsors an ongoing group for families and loved ones of a victim of homicide.  There are sections for those with a recent loss and those with a loss more distant in time.  For details about times and dates, call Yvonne at Victim Assistance at 704/367-2735 Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

A group of mothers and fathers of murdered offpsring who are banding together to support each other and make a difference in reducing violence in our community.  The group has special get togethers three times a year for those who have recently lost a child to murder.  For more information, call ? (Click for overview of Victims of Crime resources)

These are two groups sponsored by Center for Community Transition (previously ECO-Energy Committed to Offenders).  The first is a group helping people who have a loved one who is incarcerated to deal with issues such as 1) what do I tell my child/friends/relatives/etc.; 2) how can I be supportive when I'm so angry; 3) how can I make it from day to day and any other related issues.  Baby sitting is available at no charge.  The Men's group is for those ex-offenders looking for support during transition.  To learn about their monthly evening meetings, call them at 704/374-0762 weekdays 8-4.  (Click for overview of Victims of Crime resources)

is an ongoing informal and structured support and information group to help spouses or significant others raise  children in the absence of one or both parents.  To learn more about the weekly evening meetings, call the ECO office at 374-0762 weekdays 8-4 or the ECO center for women at 342-4100 anytime anyday.  (Click for overview of Parenting resources)

A support group for victims of drunk driving crashes as well as their parents, other relatives, friends, and concerned others.  For info about their local meetings, call the NC office at 800/248-6233.  Basic information about MADD is available by clicking here to see their state web site.  (Click for overview of Victims of Crime resources)

Families of Prisoners Together (1996) (see alternative above) 
Survivors of Homicide (Victim Assistance at United Way) (1994) (alternative: Workshop for Survivors)

This service provides comprehensive data and referral assistance for nonprofit and government resources in the NC counties of Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Union, and Anson counties and in or near the city of Mooresville, NC.  If you are calling on a landline or residential phone in one of those counties, dial 2-1-1.  If that fails, if you are calling on a cell phone, or if you are calling from anywhere else in NC, call 866/744-7778.  For calls from out of NC, use their local number of 704/377-1100. Although they are open 24 hours a day, you may wish to call weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for non-emergency questions.

The friendly staff at this full service library can help you research any medical topic using their up-to-date computers, databases, journals and books.  No previous research experience or medical knowledge is required. Click here for details or call them at 704-384-6393.

The National Victim Center  of 4

Click here to view this nonprofit organization's site which contains a striking variety of useful information about a wide range of crime related issues.  These issues include general information on a long list of crimes from stalking to incest, legislative information, crime related statistics, extensive links to related sites, an annotated on-line and off-line bookstore, safety information, etc.  Pretty impressive!  Last checked 7/28/08; originally posted here 5/30/98  (Click for overview of Victims of Crimes resources)

Want to find more links?  Click below to find Medical information on the web Methods to search the entire web

Click to link to any of these lists of national groups: 

The Self-Help Sourcebook OnLine Index
The Genetic Alliance
NORD (National Organization for Rare Diseases) Database

Click here to branch to the American Self-Help Clearinghouse listing of toll-free phone numbers for a wide variety of topics.