We recommend the following reading list on several topics organized by relevant audience:

Resources for Adult Survivors

• The Courage to Heal- Ellen Bass & Laura Davis

• The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self – Alice Miller

• Getting Through the Day: Strategies for Adults Hurt as Children – Nancy J. Napier

• How to be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving – David Richo

• I Never Called it Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape – Robin Warshaw

• Invisible Heroes: Survivors of Trauma and How They Heal – Belleruth Naparstek & Robert C. Scaer

• The Obsidian Mirror: Healing from Childhood Sexual Abuse – Louise M. Wisechild

• Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and about Adults Abused As Children – Eliana Gil

• Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and its Aftereffects in Women – E. Sue Bloom

• Strong at the Broken Places: Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Abuse – Linda T. Sanford

• Thou Shalt Not Be Aware: Society’s Betrayal of the Child – Alice Miller

• The Unsayable: The Hidden Language of Trauma – Annie G. Rogers

• Voices in the Night: Women Speaking About Incest – Toni A. H. McNaron & Yarrow Morgan

• When Love Meets Fear: How to Become Defense-less and Resource-full – David Richo

First-Person Accounts

• Bastard Out of Carolina – Dorothy Allison

• Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder – Rachel Reiland

• Miss America By Day: Lessons Learned from Ultimate Betrayals and Unconditional Love – Marilyn Van Derbur

Male Survivors of Sexual Assault

• Beyond Betrayal: Taking Charge of your Life After Boyhood Sexual Abuse – Richard B. Gartner

• Don’t Tell: The Sexual Abuse of Boys – Michael Dorais

• It Happens to Boys Too – Jane Satullo & Russell Bradway

• Victims No Longer: The Classic Guide for Men Recovering from Sexual Child Abuse – Mike Lew

Resources for Child and Adolescent Survivors

Children Survivors of Sexual Assault

Am I the Only One?: A Young People’s Book About Sex Abuse – Dennis Foon & Brenda Knight

Amazing You – Gail Saltz

Feeling Good Again: A Workbook for Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused – Burt Wasserman

My Body is Private – Linda Walvoord Girard

No More Secrets for Me – Oralee Wachter

Your Body Belongs to You – Cornelia Maude Spelman & Teri Weidner

Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Assault

How Long Does it Hurt?: A Guide to Recovering from Incest and Sexual Abuse for Teenagers, their Friends, and their Families – Cynthia Lynn Mather & Kristina E. Debye

It Happened to Me: A Teen’s Guide to Overcoming Sexual Abuse -  William Lee Carter

Top Secret: Sexual Assault Information for Teens Only – Billy Jo Flerchinger