After ABORTION
Abortion Changes You is a confidential space for men, women, family member and friends who are touched by abortion.
This interactive website communicates to students that they are not alone and that healing is possible. The site features a grief loss healing model with anonymous activities such as Tell Your Story, Post Feelings and placing your initials on the Wall of Hope. Visitors can also read personal stories and find help in their area. The site is a non-judgmental place that welcomes men and women just as they are and provides them with a place to begin healing at their own pace.
Website: abortionchangesyou.com
Email: [email protected]
Spanish (Espanol): abortionchangesyou.es
Abortion Recovery helps individuals and families overcome the emotional and psychological complications that are often experienced after an abortion. Recovery is often free, always confidential, and is available to ANYONE impacted by the loss of a child by abortion. Abortion Recovery changes your life forever. It gives you a sense of personal peace which heals internal brokenness, repairs relationships, and brings back intimate friendships. Recovery gives a new beginning to life following an abortion.
Website: saveone.org/abortion-recovery
Call: 866-4-My-Recovery
Email: [email protected]
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Support After Abortion is a network of support for women and men impacted by reproductive loss. “Healing after pregnancy loss permits men and women the opportunity to share their grief and loss with others who have experienced similar pain. People experience healing from sharing their stories with others who will not judge them. Theresa Burke writes in her book, Forbidden Grief, ‘It is only when we have the support of others who will not judge or condemn us that we feel safe from social rejection. This support makes it easier for us to confront and explore the deepest part of our souls.
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Call: 844-289-HOPE
Email: [email protected]
Rachel’s Vineyard weekends for healing after abortion are offered throughout the year in locations across the United States and Canada, with additional sites around the world. They also offer a 15-week support group model for Rachel’s Vineyard. The program is an opportunity to examine your abortion experience, identify the ways that the loss has impacted you in the past and present, and helps to acknowledge any unresolved feelings that many individuals struggle with after abortion. Because of the emotional numbness and secrecy that often surrounds an abortion experience, conflicting emotions both during and after the event may remain unresolved. These buried feelings can surface later and may be symptoms of post abortion trauma.
Website: rachelsvineyard.org
Call: 877-HOPE-4-ME
Email: [email protected]
Project Rachel operates as a network of healing composed of specially-trained caregivers which may include priests, deacons, sisters, lay staff and volunteers, mental health professionals, spiritual directors, mentors, chaplains and others, such as medical personnel. These individuals, often working as a team, provide direct care to women, men and adolescents who have been touched by an abortion loss, enabling them to grieve, receive forgiveness, and find peace. Although most dioceses use the name Project Rachel, some programs are named differently. In addition to individualized counseling, some programs include support groups and retreats. Project Rachel programs can be found in about 150 Catholic dioceses in the United States, as well as in dioceses in other countries.
Website: hopeafterabortion.com
Call: 888-456-HOPE