Survivors.org Support Group

Join The Survivors.org Support Group! Our support group is free, virtual, and available to all adult survivors regardless of gender, identity, race, ethnicity, sexuality, and location. Held on the first and third Wednesday every month at 7 PM EST, our support group is a space to receive support and participate in a community survivors. Registering once gains you access to all upcoming Support Groups and our Survivor Support Newsletter, so you will only need to register one time. Before registering, be sure to read our Requirements and Guidelines below.

Upcoming Support Groups

What Can I Expect at a Survivors.org Support Group?

This is a peer support group led by PAVE’s Director of Survivor Support, Ashley Badgley. Ashley has years of experience facilitating support groups. This group is a space for survivors to unite and support each other through sharing stories, expressing emotions, and creating community. Attendees will also discuss coping strategies and healing after trauma.

It can be difficult to find people who understand what it’s like as a survivor of sexual violence, and this group aims to be a space for all survivors to gather. Join once or every month.

This group is not for therapy purposes. Resources will be provided to participants for emergency support.

Requirements and Guidelines

By registering for the Survivors.org Support Group, you agree to abide by the following requirements and guidelines, and understand that violation of the requirements and guidelines may result in a permanent removal from our support spaces.

Requirements

• This group is for adults only 18+.
• All adults are welcome, regardless of identity (race, gender, sex, sexual orientation, religion, etc).
• This group is NOT therapy. The facilitator is there to guide the conversation, not provide therapy or advice.
• This group is for survivors of all types of sexual violence (stay tuned for info on groups for loved ones, teachers, parents, etc.).
• There is no vetting process to join the group, but you must register via Zoom
  • registration details via Zoom will only be available to Survivors.org, and attendees may use pseudonyms during the group.
• Sharing stories of sexual assault is not required, and, in fact, Survivors.org encourages attendees to discuss coping and emotions as opposed to detailed stories of assault.
• Survivors.org staff is subject to mandatory reporting, so personally identifiable disclosures of the abuse of children, the elderly, and/or vulnerable adults will be reported to the appropriate state agency.
• All individuals must register. If two people are sharing the same computer, they need to both register.

Guidelines

Guidelines will be read at the beginning of each meeting and emailed to attendees. Joining this group means you agree to these guidelines. Anyone who does not abide by these guidelines will be given a warning, and if the behavior continues, they will be removed from the group at the facilitator’s discretion. If a person commits any acts of violence or harassment against other members, they will be immediately removed and not welcome back into the group. Survivors.org cannot guarantee a safe space in all circumstances, but it strives to create a space that is as safe as possible for all survivors.