Personal Support Resources

This is an attempt to provide a gender-inclusive list of personal support resources on the web. It is based solely on information publicly available on the internet. I cannot vouch for the quality of services nor the accuracy of the information provided by any of these organizations. It is your responsibility as a potential client to do your homework before entering into any relationship with any of these organizations.

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Abortion

Exhale: Post-abortion counseling hotline serving the San Francisco Bay area. Services are provided for women who have had abortions as well as men whose partners have had abortions. Exhale is working to develop Spanish-language services as well. Exhale is funded through private donations and grants.
Pregnancy Resource Centers: Marketing alliance of Northeast Ohio pregnancy centers providing services to men and women faced with unexpected pregnancies or the aftereffects of an abortion.

Adoption

Birthmother support list on Yahoo Groups: Birthmothers, birthmothers to be, women who are pregnant and considering releasing their babies through adoption and birthfathers are all welcome.
Birthfather support list on Yahoo Groups: This list is open only to birthfathers who are either searching for their child or are reunited.
Hope Cottage Pregnancy and Adoption Center: Offers a variety of support groups for birthparents and adoptive parents including a birthfathers support group.
TREND: Non-profit organization serving adoptive families with special needs children.

Child Custody and Children's Rights

Alliance for Non-Custodial Parents Rights: All-volunteer organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the civil rights of non-custodial parents of both genders. The site includes links to both fathers' rights groups and non-custodial mothers' groups among others. Listings of legal, political, and activist resources are also included.
Children's Rights Council: Non-profit children's rights organization based in Washington, DC, whose motto is "The Best Parent is Both Parents". CRC explicitly states that it is neither a men's group nor a women's group. It advocates for what it believes is in the best interests of children.

Divorce

Divorce Center: Non-profit organization in Massachusetts offering a variety of monthly programs focusing on the legal, psychological, financial and other aspects of divorce with the goal of making divorce more civilized and less traumatic for everyone involved.

Domestic Violence

Abused Guys: Electronic group whose purpose is twofold: (1) to provide a place for male victims of domestic violence to post their experiences, hopes and dreams, and (2) to provide a forum for posting of messages that relate to domestic violence. Membership is open to both men and women.
Battered Husbands Support: Men who have been battered by their female partner are welcome on this list as are women who want to support them.
Battered Men's Helpline: Offers a 24-hour helpline and referral services for all victims plus support groups for abused men.
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project: Non-profit organization founded by a survivor of domestic violence to provide crisis counselling, emergency housing, safety planning, and other services. Support and information are offered free of charge to people across Massachusetts.
Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE): Non-profit organization providing advocacy, information and support for both men and women who are victims or perpetrators of domestic violence. SAFE puts special emphasis on providing services for underserved person such as men, gays and lesbians, the elderly, and others.
South Valley Sanctuary: Non-profit organization located in West Jordan, UT providing services to victims of domestic violence of both women and men. Services include 30-day emergency shelter for both parent and child, crisis counselling, referrals, and a children's activity program to allow clients time to attend to personal business. South Valley Sanctuary relies on private donations and grants as well as government assistance for funding.

False Accusations

Equal Justice Foundation: Non-profit organization working to restore due process which has been denied to both men and women, particularly in domestic violence situations.

Pregnancy

Daybreak Pregnancy Resource Center: Non-profit organization counseling and pregnancy resource center serving both men and women.
Pregnancy Helpline, Inc. of Madison: Non-profit, donation-funded, pro-life service providing a variety of services to men and women before, during and after pregnancy. Volunteer staff includes both men and women.
Pregnancy Resource Centers: Marketing alliance of Northeast Ohio pregnancy centers providing services to men and women faced with unexpected pregnancies or the aftereffects of an abortion.

Sexual Abuse

Call Rape, Inc.: Non-profit agency providing a variety of services to victims/survivors (and their families) of sexual assault outside of the family system. Men, women, and children ten-years-old and up are eligible to receive services. The agency is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but people from any geographic location are eligible to receive services.
: A volunteer-driven,non-profit organization providing a stable web forum for survivors of abuse. Includes extensive resource listings including categories specifically for men and specifically for women.
Mending Men: Forum for male survivors of sexual abuse. Women are encouraged to participate as well.
Sexual Abuse Surviver's Forum: Abuse and rape survivors either male or female are welcome on this list.
Survivors of Child Sexual, Physical, Emotional Abuse and Incest: All survivors are welcome whether male or female.
Women Surviving Women: Support network for female survivors who have survived abuse (especially sexual abuse) perpetrated by another female.

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