Professional help plays a critical role in healing for those touched by sibling sexual trauma in any way. But it does not replace peer support–connecting with other people who are walking the same path you are on, or have walked it and survived. Simply realizing they are not alone is a profound step for most people who seek out any of these groups.  

 

Al-Anon and 12-Step Programs can be useful for families and individuals dealing with any kind of addiction, and as a confidential support group for anyone with difficult, complicated family issues.

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For survivors:

• Facebook: EmpowerSurvivors-Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse private group

• Facebook: Sibling Abuse Survivors (and Victors) for survivors of any type of sibling abuse

• GroupMe: Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivor Support Group after joining, ask about private group specifically for Sibling Sexual Abuse

• Malesurvivor.org 24/7 online chat, message board/forum, blog, referrals for therapists and local support groups, resources for parents and partners of male survivors

• 1in6.org offers online support groups for men living with sexual trauma

• IncestAware.org website

• Incest Aware resource page

• Finding Hope Support Groups by Saprea.org

• Survivors of Incest Anonymous welcomes survivors of sibling sexual trauma  

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Child Sexual Abuse Support​

• EmpowerSurvivors offers online and in-person peer support groups, individual support, classes, retreats, and our annual “Giving Voice” events, owned and operated by people who were sexually abused in childhood and now use their experiences of trauma, recovery, and expertise to guide other survivors through healing.

• TWC Clubhouse  Together We Can:Sexual trauma-focused support, book clubs, Facebook chats, led by mother-daughter team Coffee & Cocoa​

 

For parents:

• Facebook: Parents Coping with Sibling Sexual Trauma and Abuse (private group, must request to join), admin and moderated by site contributor Hope Sittler

• Kkccares.org offers a weekly call-in support group for parents of sibling sexual abuse as well as other child sexual abuse--fill out online form for more info

• Hearts of Healing online support group for parents of sibling sexual abuse on the dailystrength.org platform (not very active, but a non-Facebook option)

 

The following groups are not specifically for parents of sibling sexual abuse:

• Parents Whose Children Have Been Sexually Abused online support group on dailystrength.org

• Facebook: MOSAC Chat Page for Mothers support for mothers of children who have been sexually abused

• Moasissupport.org M*OASIS (Mothers of Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse)

 

For those who have offended:

• Families of Sex Offenders online, moderated support on the ProBoards platform

• Sexaholics Anonymous may be helpful to those who have caused sexual trauma  Note: SA.org defines sobriety, for their members, as keeping sexual relations within the boundaries of a marriage as between one man and one woman.

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For family and friends of survivors:

• Facebook: Friends and Family of Those Sexually Abused as Children hosted and moderated by Empower Survivors, for those supporting survivors of any type of child sexual abuse