MORPH
MORPH is an initiative that aims to provide services and support for victims/survivors of sexual violence, educate individuals and communities about the multiple layers and effects of sexual violence, and to dispel myths and challenge societal norms.
MORPH is an initiative of the Pictou County Support Network; a partnership of local agencies and organizations that have been afforded the opportunity to provide and enhance sexual violence services in our community through the Nova Scotia Sexual Violence Strategy.
MORPH aims to support and empower people living in Pictou County who have been affected by sexual violence by coordinating and providing necessary services so victims/survivors will have the tools needed to begin to heal, reclaim their power and regain control of their lives.
MORPH stands for Mapping Our Road to Power and Healing. It represents the courage, resilience and support needed to move forward to a place of healing and power after the traumatic aftermath of sexual violence.
Each person experiences and responds to trauma differently. Morph does not imply there is only one path to power and healing, nor does is suggest an appropriate path, that is for only the individual to decide. With information, options, support, and advocacy, individuals are empowered to choose the path that will work best for them.
MORPH Pictou County also refers to the shift in social norms and ideals that we are working toward. We can no longer remain in silence, as a survivor, bystander, or an ally. Educating our communities about sexual violence and breaking down the myths that exist opens the floor for conversation to take place.
We believe that with coordinated, culturally competent and trauma-informed supports in place, we can begin to map the road to power and healing for people in Pictou County who are experiencing or have experienced sexual violence.
For more information on MORPH Services, click here!
Resources
Documents
MORPH Summary Evaluation Report
Pictou Sexual Assault Response Team (PSART) Organizational Protocol
Asset Mapping Report for Survivors of Sexualized Violence in Pictou County
Links
Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence: A Nova Scotia Resource
Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime
Helping Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Resource Guide
Books
Cruel But Not Unusual: Violence in Canadian Families (2nd ed.)
Ramona Allaggia & Cathy Vine (Editors)
Topic: Violence in intimate relationships
The Pimping of ProStitution: Abolishing the Sex Work Myth
Julie Bindel
Topic: Prositiution, sex trafficking, & the sex trade
International Feminism: Networking against Female Sexual Slavery
Kathleen Barry, Charlotte Bunch, & Shirley Castley
Topic: Prostitution, sex trafficking, & the sex trade
Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest and its Aftereffects in Women
E. Sue Blume
Topic: Trauma and coping
Rape: The Price of Coercive Sexuality
Lorenne Clark & Debra Lewis
Topic: Rape as a form of oppression
The Johns: Sex for Sale and the Men Who Buy It
Victor Malarek
Topic: Prostitution, sex trafficking, & the sex trade
Slut: a Play and Guidebook for Combating Sexism and Sexual Violence
Katie Cappiello & Meg McInerney
Topic: Sexism and sexual violence
Awakening Your Sexuality: A guide for Recovering Women
Stephanie Covington
Topic: Healing and recovery
Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse
Mike Lew
Topic: Healing and recovery
Sexual Violence at Canadian Universities: Activism, Institutional responses and Strategies for Change
Elizabeth Quinlan, Andrea Quinlan, Curtis Fogel, & Gail Taylor
Topic: Sexual violence
Healing Your Sexual Self
Janet G. Woititz
Topic: Healing and recovery
Sex is a Funny Word: A Book About Bodies, feelings, and You
Cory Silverberg & Fiona Smyth
Topic: Sex and sexuality education for kids
We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out
Annie E Clarke & Andrea L Pino
Topic: First voice, Sexual violence
Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls are not for Sale
Rachel lloyd
Topic: Prostitution, sex trafficking, & the sex trade
Hot, Wet, & Shaking: How I Learned to Talk About Sex
Kaleigh Trace
Topic: Sexual education
Exiting Prostitution: A Study in Female Desistance
Roger Matthews, Helen Easton, Lisa Young & Julie Bindel
Topic: Prostitution, sex trafficking, & the sex trade
Sex Trafficking Prevention: A Trauma-Informed Approach for Parents and Professionals
Savannah J. Sanders
Topic: Prostitution, sex trafficking, & the sex trade
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chobsky
Topic: Childhood sexual abuse, dating violence, rape
Breathing Underwater
Alex Flinn
Topic: Male childhood sexual abuse
Some Girls Are
Courtney Summers
Topic: Slut shaming
Fault Line
Christa Desir
Topic: Supporting survivors
Maybe I will
Laurie Gray
Topic: Sexual Assault
Consent
Nancy Ohlin
Topic: Sexual violence in authoritative relationships
MORPH Navigator:
Email: morph@womenscentre.ca
Centre: (902) 755-4647
Cell: (902) 921-4648