Resources for Sexual Abuse Survivors
Local Resources in Louisiana
Sexual Trauma Awareness and Resources (STAR)
STAR is a nonprofit organization committed to serving youth and adult survivors of sexual trauma and building institutional capacity to prevent and respond responsibly to sexual violence in the community. (Founded and located in Baton Rouge, LA, with offices in New Orleans and Alexandria). Under their Start Here tab are resources about consent and sexual health for teens.
National Resources
Enough Abuse: Resources for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Resources for survivors and online support.
Our Wave: A Safe Harbor for Survivors of Sexual Harm
Their “Survivor Community” has over 263,000 members, with over 1,400 stories shared.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
See their 12-page PDF of resources, including peer support groups, some specific to those abused by family members, priests, or others; some groups specifically for survivors based on gender, racial identity, etc.
Books Claudia Recommends
Being Lolita by Alisson Wood, Flatiron Books, August 2020
Consent: A Memoir of Stolen Adolescence by Vanessa Springora, HarperCollins, August 2019
Excavation: A Memoir by Wendy C. Ortiz, Future Tense Books, 2014