CURRENT VICTIMS: If you are currently suffering from abuse please get help! Don't wait! Go to a pay phone or any phone where you can speak freely. Call 1-800-4-ACHILD (1-800 422-4453) any time day or night (other confidential hotlines are also available). PLEASE believe us! You are not alone. There are many many people who care. There are many many people who have been through what you are going through. DO NOT accept "the lie" that somehow you are to blame. That is absolutely NOT true. DO NOT pay attention to any threats you have heard. Such as "if you tell I'll hurt your mother, or your brother or sister, or your pet." PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE THE CALL!!!!!
SURVIVORS: If you have experienced abuse in the past but have never talked to anybody about it---now is the time! Some things are so painful there is no substitute for getting help. It may seem hard to believe now but there is healing from the hurt you have suffered. We encourage you to recognize that there is more than one component to healing and it is important to deal with all aspects of it the physical, the emotional and the spiritual. If you have sought help in the past but things just didn't seem to change perhaps you neglected one aspect or another. Do it now. Talk to someone who has been where you have been. Don't suffer alone even one more day. Take that first step. Not just for your own sake but for the sake of all the people you love--your spouse, your children, your brothers, your sisters, your best friend! PLEASE!
Physical Help
If you are currently in an abusive situation you need to get out--NOW! Call one of the hotlines below. They will help you stop the hurt. It takes courage to make that first call but you can do it. You will NEVER regret it.Emotional Help
Whether you are 7 or 70 there's a child inside of you. The feelings you have about the things you've experienced are real. There is no substitute for talking those feelings over with someone who understands what you've been through. An experienced professional can show you how others have processed their feelings and emerged as whole, happy people. The loving, joyous child in you, the dreams, the hopes can be recaptured. The gnawing in the pit of your stomach can be replaced by a twinkle in your eye and the smile and giggle of a child. Please, call or email one of the contacts listed below.Please contact one of the agencies listed below and begin the healing process today. If they are not able to assist you personally many of these agencies are set up to refer you to local professionals where you can get immediate help.
Childrens Rights of America (CRA-US) is a wonderful organization with an Abuse HotLine (800) 559-0886. We'll never forget how effective this hotline was for Day of the Child, 11 years ago, when a young lady's life was saved through the efforts of these caring individuals.
Childhelp is a national agency which has been helping abused children since 1959. They have a national child abuse hotline you can call at 800 4A-CHILD.
http://www.childhelpusa.org/Prevent Child Abuse - America has many chapters throughout America and can be instrumental in referring you to a helpful agency in your local area. http://www.childabuse.org
Find a local chapter in your area. Prevent Child Abuse - has 52 chapters throughout America and can be instrumental in finding you help. http://www.childabuse.org/chapdir.html
It's the most natural thing in the world to want to blame God for what you've experienced. How could He let terrible things happen to innocent children? What kind of God is that? These and other questions can steer victims away from what should be their greatest source of comfort and healing. Is God to blame for what's happened--is He the problem? Or is He the answer...
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Focus on the Family This well known organization is world renowned for its work with the family. Psychologist Dr. James Dobson started daily radio shows back in 1977 which now reach over 1 million listeners daily. http://www.family.org/
