This confidential, professionally facilitated group offers support for women age 18 or older who have one or both problems: 1)  they have been victims of stranger or acquaintance rape or who have been raped by their husbands and/or 2) they are survivors of childhood sexual abuse.   For more, call Victim Assistance at United Way at 367-2734 weekdays from 9-5. (Click for overview of Sexual Abuse and Rape Recovery 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.  This group meets as demand appears.  For info, call Victim Assistance at 367-2734 weekdays from 9-5. (Click for overview of Sexual Abuse and Rape Recovery resources)

A confidential professionally facilitated group for teenage girls who have been victims of stranger or acquaintance rape, who were raped on a date, or who are victims of earlier childhood sexual abuse. This group meets as demand appears.  For info, call Victim Assistance at 367-2734 weekdays from 9-5. (Click for overview of Sexual Abuse and Rape Recovery resources)

Incest Survivors Anonymous (1996) (no alternative group known -- please phone us)
Fearless Words (2007)  (no alternative group known -- please phone us)
The Hope Group (Healing of Past Experiences) (2008) (813)
Male Survivors of Incest (1993) (no alternative group known -- please phone us)
MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder) (1997) (no alternative group known -- please phone us)
Non-offending Parents of Incest (1993) (no alternative group known -- please phone us)
Survivors of Incest Anonymous (The Phoenix Group)(no alternative group known -- please phone us)
UNC-Charlotte Women Healing Together from Abuse (2004) (1543) (note: this group may re-start at some time--if you are on staff, a faculty member, or student at UNC-Charlotte, call t he counseling center at 704/687-2105 to inquire.)

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.

  Rape Abuse & Incest National Network  of 4

Click here to view a national organization's web site.  Although there is some self-promotion on the site, there are links to excellent information on everything from What Should I Do, Finding a Crisis Center, Rape Drug(s), Impact of Rape, etc. etc.  Last checked on 7/29/08 and originally posted here on 4/29/03.

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.