What is OEA?

Organized Extreme Abuse (sometimes referred to as organized ritual or complex abuse) is a severe form of maltreatment where a network or group of people works together over a long period of time to hurt and control someone. [1]

·      A team of abusers: Instead of just one person, it involves a hidden network or group of people who plan the harm together. [2, 3]

·       Rules and repetition: The abusers use specific routines, patterns, or sometimes ceremonies (rituals) to scare the person, confuse them, and force them into silence. [4]

·       Total control: They use severe physical, emotional, and mental harm to break down a person's sense of safety so they feel like they cannot escape or ask for help. [5, 6]

Note: In mental health, this level of repetitive, structured harm in childhood is the most common root cause behind complex trauma conditions like Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). [7, 8, 9]

1)    https://www.organisedabuse.com/ 

2)    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6266763/

3)    https://beauftragte-missbrauch.de/en/themen/definition/organised-sexualised-and-ritual-violence

4)    https://www.mairsinn.org.uk/ritual-abuse.html

5)    https://innocencefreed.org/organized-abuse/

6)    https://sunnypsychology.com.au/ritualistic-abuse-and-mind-programming/

7)    https://brissc.org.au/resources/ritual-abuse/

8)    https://pasadenatraumatherapy.com/what-is-ritual-abuse/

9)    https://resources.amethystconstellation.com/#did

Additional Resources:

·       Survivorship:

https://survivorship.org/

Survivor-run non-profit organization dedicated to providing support, resources, and community for survivors of ritualistic abuse, complex institutional abuse, and mind control.

·       Multiplied by One:

https://multipliedbyone.org/

A Nonprofit organization for complex trauma, dissociative disorders, and loved ones with international services that include online support groups, a magazine, resources, a therapist directory, and the HUB app.

·       isurvive.org:

https://isurvive.org/

A long-standing, heavily moderated online community and forum space providing anonymous peer support specifically for survivors of child abuse, severe trauma, and ritualistic or organized exploitation.

·       International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD):

https://www.isst-d.org/publications-resources/public-resources/child-adolescent-fact-sheet-for-teachers-school-staff/ , https://isstd.connectedcommunity.org/network/network-find-a-professional

The ISSTD is the premier professional association for clinicians treating severe trauma. Their website features extensive educational resources, webinars, and a professional directory specifically tailored to finding therapists who understand organized abuse and DID.

·      Sexual Respect (Columbia University):

https://sexualrespect.columbia.edu/resources-healing-resilience-online

Both Columbia-specific and outside resources for support or advocacy are available on this site.

·      National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC):

https://www.missingkids.org/gethelpnow/csam-resources

Established by the U.S. Congress, NCMEC operates as a vital national clearinghouse. They track, analyze, and assist law enforcement in dismantling organized child sexual exploitation networks and extreme abuse rings. They offer support groups and help finding therapists.

·       Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (ASCA):

https://www.ascasupport.org/about/faq/

Run by the Morris Center, ASCA provides a structured program and extensive online resource guides tailored specifically to individuals recovering from severe or multi-perpetrator childhood maltreatment.

·      Organized Abuse:

https://www.organisedabuse.com/

Based in Australia and managed by criminologist Professor Michael Salter, this is widely considered one of the absolute best global digital resource repositories. It provides strictly scientific, peer-reviewed data on the mechanics of multi-adult exploitation networks and complex trauma.

·      Extreme Abuse Survey Findings document:

            https://endritualabuse.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Findings-from-the-2007-EAS-Series-June-25-2016.pdf

·       Educational videos from The Complex Trauma & Dissociation Clinic (The CTAD Clinic):

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzH2zZ12Atjmy4l2ewu7unw

·      Petals of a Rose, a short film depicting dissociative identity disorder (DID):

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYhN39SiWuI&t=2s

·      A Clinical Psychologist gives education and analysis of the film, Petals of a Rose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS4YgqqAeVc

·      Website of the maker of the film Petals of a Rose:

            https://www.dylancrumpler.com/petals-of-a-rose#resources

·      Survivor stories:

            https://www.50voices.org/en/people/