Professional Organizations

A nonprofit of international scope helping people understand, recover from, and treat traumatic stress including PTSD, dissociative disorders, and co-occurring issues such as addictions and self-injury.

The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation — a non-profit professional association promoting comprehensive, clinically effective and empirically based resources and responses to trauma and dissociation.

Online Information, Support & Forums

A 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to educating the public and professional community about trauma-based dissociation with a primary focus on DID — working to dispel myths and stigmas.

A leader in improving resources and support available to male survivors of all forms of sexual abuse — built on a foundation of respect and mutual partnership between survivors and professionals.

A nonprofit providing support and resources to survivors of rape and sexual abuse and their friends and family — offering online support groups, message boards, and informational resources.

Founded in 1999 by dissociative survivors of childhood trauma — an online clearinghouse of information for those whose lives are impacted by Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

UK Based

Specializes in working for and on behalf of all those affected by Dissociative Identity Disorder and similar complex trauma-related dissociative identity conditions.

Offers a helpline, Find-a-Therapist resource, and professional training programs for therapists treating dissociative disorders.

Crisis Hotline

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network — the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more than 1,000 local service providers.

📞 800.656.HOPE

Books

First Person Plural — Cameron West

Cameron West's New York Times bestselling memoir — an intimate account of life with Dissociative Identity Disorder. Now available in a 25th Anniversary Edition (Blackstone Publishing, May 26, 2026) with a new Epilogue including the first physiological evidence of alter personalities via EEG brain wave patterns. Published in 22 countries.