Resources for Child Sexual Abuse

One of the greatest gifts parents can give their children is to have open, honest and age appropriate conversations with children about their bodies and sexual development. This is a proven effective form of preventing child abuse.

Speaking of Sex, by Meg Hickling, is a very helpful resource for educating children, and adolescents (and adults). This book provides age appropriate answers to questions children often ask about their bodies and relationships. Hickling encourages parents to talk about their own values as guidelines for their children.

• Canada Kids Help Phone (Canada/Bilingue):
  24 hour help line which provides Canada wide resources for children ages 4 - 20
  
  1-800-668-6868
  
  
• Children's Help Line
  24 hour help line for child abuse or neglect (toll free in BC)
  
  310-1234
  
  
• VISAC
  Vancouver Incest and Sexual Abuse Center
  
  604-874-2938

Books

Adams, C. and Fay, J. and Loreen-Martin, J.
No is not Enough: Helping Teenagers Avoid Sexual Abuse.
San Luis Obispo: Impact, 1984

Allender, Dan B.
The Wounded Heart.
Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1990

Anderson, Bill.
When Child Abuse Comes to the Church.
Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1992

Armstrong, L.
Kiss Daddy Goodnight.
New York: Pocket Books 1979

Bagley, Christopher and King, Kathloon.
Child Abuse: The Search for Healing.
London: Routledge, 1987

Bass, E. and Davis, L.
The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse.
New York: Harper & Row, 1988

Block, Isaac I.
Assault on God's Image: Domestic Abuse.
Winnipeg: Windflower, 1991

Blume, Sue E.
Secret Survivors. Stories of Personal experience offer hope to survivors of hidden incest.

Butler, Sandra.
Conspiracy of Silence: The Trauma of Incest.
New York: Bantam Books, 1979

Capps, Donald.
The Child's Song: The Religious Abuse of Children
Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press

Clark, Ave.
Lights in the Darkness: For Survivors and Healers of Sexual Abuse.
New York: Resurrection Press, 1993

Cummings, Louise.
Eyes Wide Open: Spiritual Resources for Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse.
Los Angeles: Jeremy P. Tarcher, 1989

Finklehor, D.
Child Sexual Abuse: New Theory and Research.
New York: Free Press, 1984

Fortune, Marie.
Sexual Violence: The Unmentionable Sin.
New York: Pilgrim Press, 1983

Fortune, Marie.
Sexual Abuse Prevention: A Study for Teenagers.
Cleveland: United Church Press, 1984

Frank, Jan.
A Door Of Hope.
San Bernardino: Here's Life, 1987

Gil, Eliana.
Outgrowing the Pain.
Dell Publishing, 1983.

Hancock, M. and Mains, K.
Child Sexual Abuse: A Hope for Healing.
Wheaton: Harold Shaw, 1987.

Heggen, Carolyn Holderread.
Sexual Abuse in Christian Homes and Churches.
Scottdale: Herald Press, 1993.

Heitritter, Lynn & Vought, Jeanette.
Helping Victims of Sexual Abuse.
Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1989.

Herman, Judith L.
Trauma and Recovery.
New York: Basic Books, 1992.

Higgins, Gina O' Connell.
Resilient Adults: Overcoming a Cruel Past.
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1994.

Johnson, Becca Cowan.
For their Sake.
Marinsville: American Campinb Association, 1992.

Mennonite Central Committee.
Broken Boundaries.
Akron: MCC, 1991.

Pais, Janet.
Suffer the Children: A Theology of Liberation by a Victim of Child Abuse.
New York: Paulist Press, 1994.

Reid, Kathryn G.
Preventing Child Sexual Abuse.
New York: United Church Press, 1989.

Smith, Margaret.
Ritual Abuse: What it is, Why it Happens, How to Help.
New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993.

Whitman, M. Child.
Sexual Abuse: A Teaching Manual for Clergy and Other Christian Leaders. Bellingham, 1998.