The Children's Advocacy Center, Inc. can help you during your child's road to recovery. If you have any questions regarding your child or their sexual assault legal case, you may contact the CAC at (620) 235-0067. The Attorney General's Office in Kansas has a large amount of information for parents of child abuse victims. If you have questions regarding Kansas crime victim information, you may contact the Kansas Attorney General's Crime Victim Information number at (800) 828-9745.
There are many resources available for child victims and their families. Books for children and parents are very valuable resources. We have provided a book list for both child victims and their parents.
Books for child victims:
Younger children
Red Flag, Green Flag People
The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center
Private Zone: A book teaching children sexual assault prevention tools
F. Dayee
It's My Body
L. Freeman
Sexual Abuse: Let's Talk About It
M. Hyde
Somethings Happened and I'm Scared to Tell
P. Kehoe
No More Secrets for Me
O. Wachter
It Happens to Boys Too
J. Satullo & R. Russell
My Mom Has a Bad Temper
B. Hopkins
I Don't Want to Go to Justin's House Anymore
H. Klassen
When I was Little Like You
J. Porett
Adolescent Reading
How Long Does It Hurt?
C. Mather
The Me Nobody Knows: A Guide For Teen Survivors
B. Bean & S. Bennett
Books for parents:
Helping Your Child Recover From Sexual Abuse
C. Adams & J. Fay
The Missing Voice
S. Ashley
Adults Molested as Children: A Survivors Manual for Men and Women
E. Bear & P. Dimock
The Mother's Book
C. Byerly
When Your Child has Been Molested
J. Case & K. Hagan
A Mother's Nightmare
J. E.B. Myers
After the Nightmare
W. Ovaris
If it Happens to Your Child, It Happens to You! A Parents Help Source for Sexual Assault
C.A. Golder
All of the above books can be ordered at Borders, Barnes & Noble, or other bookstores.
There are also many web sites that target abuse victims and their families. A few examples are listed below:
Note to parents: Some of the web sites contain information that is very personal and painful. Please supervise your child if you choose to share these web sites with them. Some portions of the survivors' stories may be disturbing for both children and adults.
The Brazos County Rape Crisis Center
This site has tips for parents who have abused children. There is also information for parents who were abused when they were children.
Mollykat's Resources for Survivors
There are a lot of links for survivors and parents on this site.
I Have Survived
This site has Information and Healing Resources from a survivor of child sexual abuse.
Links to Child Abuse Organizations on the Internet
This site has tons of links related to abuse.
Counseling Online
Teach More Love More
Available in Spanish and English.
