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Abuse and Trauma

If you or someone you know is in danger or thinking about suicide, call your local emergency number now or, in the U.S., call or text 988. Biblical counseling is not a substitute for medical or clinical care.
Safety. If you are being hurt, or are afraid of someone at home, call your local emergency number. In the U.S., the National Domestic Violence Hotline is free, confidential and open 24/7: 1-800-799-7233, or text START to 88788. A book is not a safety plan.

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  1. Is It Abuse? A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping Victims · Resource
    A guide to identifying domestic abuse and helping victims, with a safety action plan.
  2. Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores · Resource
    A trauma specialist on how Christ restores what trauma destroys.
  3. National Domestic Violence Hotline · Resource
    Free, confidential 24/7 help (U.S.).

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Is It Abuse? A Biblical Guide to Identifying Domestic Abuse and Helping VictimsBook · Darby A. Strickland 360-page guide for pastors, counselors and friends: how to recognize physical, sexual, emotional, spiritual and financial abuse, its effect on victims and children, with case studies, worksheets and a safety action plan. Biblical Counseling National Domestic Violence HotlineOrganization · U.S. national service Free, confidential support 24/7 by phone (1-800-799-7233), by text (send START to 88788) and by chat, for people experiencing domestic violence and those concerned about them. United States only. Mental Health Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ RestoresBook · Diane Langberg Book (2015) drawing on more than forty years of counseling trauma and abuse survivors: what trauma destroys Christ can restore, slowly, through talking, tears and time, with patience from family, friends and counselors. Biblical CounselingMental Health Global Trauma Recovery Institute (GTRI)Organization · Diane Langberg and Philip Monroe Initiative housed at Biblical Theological Seminary offering training, clinical supervision and case consultation in trauma recovery for mental health clinicians, ministry leaders and professionals, at home and abroad. Mental HealthBiblical Counseling