Survivors

This article examines the tradition of female genital mutilation. Discusses the health effects for women who have experienced FGM.

This article profiles a healing centre for adult survivors of child sexual abuse in PEI. Explores reasons why a healing centre and where they gathered resources to make this dream come true.  

This article illustrates self-help alternatives for psychiatric survivors. Discuses implications of a medical model which perpetuates negative values and stereotypes about psychiatric survivors. 

This article shares a story of surviving the psychiatric system through letters and personal narrative and reflection.  Discusses women and mental health,  institutionalization, patient-physician relationships and support. 

This article consists of an interview about one womans withdrawal from addiction to Valium. The interview is conducted by a member of the Women's Therapy Study Support Group and Connie Clement of Women Healthsharing.   

Provides a summary and description of reports relevant to the service needs of survivors of child sexual abuse.

Describes a research study with approximately 80 survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) to evaluate the effectiveness of a Tamara's House approach to address the major consequences of CSA.

Describes the evaluation of a pilot project involving the use of Aroma-Massage to deal with the consequences of child sexual abuse.

Describes the evaluation of a pilot project involving the use of Reiki by Tamara's House, to deal with the consequences of child sexual abuse.

Describes the evaluation of a pilot project involving the use of psychodramatic bodywork by Tamara's House, to deal with the consequences of child sexual abuse.