The Victim/Witness Unit has many resources available to help you understand crime and victimization and to help you cope and recover from victimization. You can view a complete list of resources by clicking here, or you can view descriptions of many of them below.
The resources have been divided into the following categories:
CB - Childrens book - great resources to read with your child
WB - Workbook - to help you work through and understand feelings and emotions.
If you borrow a workbook, PLEASE DO NOT WRITE IN IT!
PS - Personal Study - a slightly longer book to increase your understanding of the subject
TB - Text Book - academic and usually meant for professionals, but can be borrowed by anyone
VHS - VHS video tape
DVD - DVD video
Sexual Assault Resources
 | Miss America By Day | Marilyn Van Derbur | PS |
| A wonderful book where the author describes her experience with and recovery from incest. |
 | I Never Called it Rape | Robin Warshaw | PS |
| The classic, groundbreaking report funded by the National Institute for Mental Health on date and acquaintance rape - featuring a new foreword by the author that confronts the date rape backlash and recent controversies on campuses and beyond. |
 | What About Me? | Grant Cameron | PS |
| A guide for men helping female partners deal with childhood sexual abuse. |
 | Beyond Betrayal | Richard B. Gartner, Ph. D. | PS |
| Taking charge of your life after boyhood sexual abuse. |
 | It Happened to Me | Wm. Lee Carter, Ed. D. | WB |
| A teen's guide to overcoming sexual abuse. |
Children's Books
 | A Terrible Thing Happened | Margaret M. Holmes | CB |
| A story for children who have witnessed violence or trauma. |
 | Jenny is Scared | Carol Shuman | CB |
| A story to help children deal with sad or frightening things that occur in the world. |
 | Someone Hurt Me | Susan Cavaciuti | CB |
| A story that encourages abused children to work through their feelings and aids them in the healing process. |
Victim Service Provider Resources
 | Breath of Relief | Karl LaRowe | WB |
| Exercises to help calm the mind to cope with compassion fatigue/secondary traumatic stress syndrome. |
 | Ethics in Victim Services | Melissa Hook | TB |
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 | Shared Grace | Marion Bilich, Susan Bonfiglio, & Steven Carlson | TB |
| A guide to collaboration between therapists and clergy. |
 | Effective Treatments for PTSD | ed. Edna B. Foa | TB |
| Practice Guidelines from the International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies. |
 | Rebuilding Attachments with Traumatized Children | Richard Kagan, Ph.D. | TB |
| A therapeutic guide to helping troubled children move beyond the traumatic experiences that haunt them. Real Life Heros workbook also available. |
 | Helping Kids Heal | Rebecca Carman | WB |
| 75 activities to help children recover from trauma and loss. |
Victim Service Provider Resources
 | Your Surviving Spirit | Dusty Miller, Ed. D | WB |
| A spiritual workbook for coping with trauma. |
 | Healing the Trauma of Abuse | Mary Ellen Copeland & Maxine Harris | WB |
| A gentle, step-by-step guide for women. |
 | Growing Beyond Survival | Elizabeth G. Vermilyea, M.A. | WB |
| A self-help toolkit for managing traumatic stress. |
 | The Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Sourcebook | Glenn R. Schiraldi, Ph.D. | TB |
| A guide to healing, recovery, and growth |