Hello New? Please introduce yourself here - we'd like to know a bit about you and give you a warm welcome!
Lives and Loves A place to share news or ask for support about things in your life not related to sexual violence. A place to talk about what you've been doing lately and the things you love. Somewhere we can get to know each other better.
My Story A place for you to tell us what it's been like for you to find out what happened to your partner, family member or friend, to support them and to share their experience of sexual violence. Please read the guidelines about privacy and survivor's stories before posting in this forum, then post in whatever form you feel most comfortable.
General Support A place to discuss and support on any other topic
Supporters only A place for supporters to talk with other supporters on any topic. This is a supporters only forum
Survivors Support A place for our survivor members to post for support or advise for themselves on any topic.
Health -mental and physical A place to discuss mental health and the effects it can have on supporters. Mental health is a very big area but could include illnesses such as depression, PTSD, DID and Bipolar.
Also a place to discuss physical health, and different types of therapies.
**Please remember we are not qualified to give medical avise and proffesional medical advise is needed**
The Mind An area to discuss your survivors nightmares, flashbacks, body memories and triggers and how you can manage and control these
Emotional coping A forum to talk about ways we cope with our emotions. Healthy and un-healthy coping mechanisms. Addiction, Self Injury, and Eating Disorders are common ways that people use to cope with difficult emotions and times of stress. This area allows supporters to talk about these methods with other supporters who have experience of this or survivors who may have also used these methods.
Sex and relationships - all members A open to all members forum to discuss and support on anything relating to relationships and sex. Please remember this is a open forum so trigger warnings please and take care when reading
Legal support This area is for sharing experiences and gaining support for people who are going through the legal system.
The Main Forum for Supporters and Survivors A big friendly couch for partners, family members and friends to support one another and for "survivor" members to support you too. Any discussions "supporter" members would like to include everyone, including "survivor" members - here's the place to start them! It's also a place for "survivor" members to post things that have helped their loved ones or might help other "supporters".
Terms of Service You must agree to these before registering as a member.
Welcome and Introduction This is a good place to start. If you're a new member, and haven't already, please read this forum and the Board Guidelines and Procedures forum below. Then you're ready to post in the G'Day forum and introduce yourself! If you're a partner, family member or friend of someone who's experienced sexual violence, please contact the Board Administrator directly or post in the "Supporters" thread in the Announcements and Trouble-shooting Forum. I can then put you in the right user group so you can access the full board. Welcome to the Spring-Board everyone!
Spring Board Links Links to other message boards for people who've experienced sexual violence, including boards for, with private sections for, or supportive of partners, family and friends.
Resources Post and read up on links and other resources that might help you.