Male sexual abuse

This page addresses male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. If you're aware of other resources, books or articles accessible from the Web which I haven't listed here, please email me. For information about the sexual assault of adult men, and resources for survivors, see Male Sexual Assault.

Web Resources

This section lists projects and organizations which are intended to provide some level of interactive support to male survivors on the Web. In alphabetical order by site or organization name.

Male Abuse Survivors Support Forum, administered by Noah Grey.
WITNESS! is a new service of MenWeb, edited by Scott Abraham.

Revision history:
1999.09.23: Added Male Abuse Survivors Support Forum

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Organizations

This section lists organizations which specifically address the sexual abuse of boys, either exclusively or as a significant part of their mission. In alphabetical order by organization name.

Incest Survivors Resource Network International (ISRNI), a survivor-run Quaker witness educational resource and networking organization.
M.A.L.E - Men Assisting Leading & Educating, from the U.S.
NOMSV - The National Organization on Male Sexual Victimization from the U.S.
Rainbow Male Survivors Network from Australia, for gay and bisexual male survivors of adult sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse.
British Columbia Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse from Canada (previously Vancouver Society for Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse)

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Counseling resources

In alphabetical order by organization name.

The Men's Center for Counseling and Psychotherapy in Berkeley, California offers counseling and support groups for men healing from sexual abuse.

Monterey Rape Crisis Center in Monterey, California offers counseling and support groups for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual assault and rape.

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Articles, Information and Education

In alphabetical order by title.

Articles and Resources links to several articles hosted by NOMSV.
Characteristics Observed in Male Sexual Abuse Victims by Peter Dimock LICSW, hosted by NOMSV
Differences Between Adult Male & Female Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Peter Dimock LICSW, hosted by NOMSV
Early Sexualization Experiences of Males - formerly "Male Sexual Abuse Recovery" - by Maxwell Ivan Godfrey is several pages organized as a self-paced tutorial on subject of sexual abuse of boys, from prevalence and effects through responses and action.
Incest/Sexual Abuse of Children by Patricia D. McClendon
The Invisible Boy: Revisioning The Victimization of Male Children & Teens prepared by Mathews, Frederick , Ph.D., C.Psych. Community Psychologist, Central Toronto Youth Services (Canada, March 1996) (Added 1999.09.23)
Male Sexual Abuse Recovery by Max Godfrey: See Early Sexualization Experiences of Males
Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse from Coordinated Community Response for Sexual Assault of Dane County, Wisconsin.
Myths of Male Sexual Abuse by Peter Dimock LICSW, hosted by NOMSV
Recovery for the Male Sexual Abuse Survivor: Critical Steps in the Healing Process by Peter Dimock LICSW, hosted by NOMSV
Sexual Abuse of Males from Jim Hopper. He has a lot of information on hand. He set this up as one long page, which makes it hard to read online but easy to download and/or print for offline reading.
Socialization And It's Impact On Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse by Jim Struve LCSW, hosted by NOMSV

Revision history:
1999.09.23: Added Invisible Boy.

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Male sexual abuse

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Web Resources

Organizations

Counseling resources

Articles, Information and Education

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