Welcome to Herodes Cave. We are a friendly non profit board, who aim to offer support and assistance to the people who care for someone who has experienced any form of sexual violence. This site is open to everyone whether you are a partner, friend, or family, you are welcome.

Sexual violence can have a severe impact on the lives of the survivors who experience this. However it also affects those who love and care for this person. It can seem like a survivor is using a whole new language, and can be very daunting for someone to know how they can help but also take care of their own needs. This site wants to bring together a community of supporters and give them support and information as they go through this difficult experience.

If someone you care about has experienced any form of sexual violence - rape or sexual assault, sexual violence from an intimate partner, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, incest, sibling sexual abuse, molestation, harrassment (or any other word I've missed) this board is especially for you!

If you've experienced sexual violence yourself you're also welcome here. The focus of the board is on partners, family and friends, but we have many links for "survivors" too and the "survivor" members here help a lot by sharing their experiences and insights with the "supporter" members. We're a small community but very friendly, caring and supportive, and everyone is welcome here. We have a number of members who are both "supporters" and "survivors".

The people who set this board up were never very keen on labels like "supporter" or "survivor" but we needed some way to provide a private section of the board for partners, family and friends. Sometimes partners, family and friends need space to ask questions or discuss issues without worrying about how a "survivor" might be affected. If you're in this situation, please feel welcome to post in the "supporters"-only forums. If you'd like responses from "survivor" members too (and usually more responses) please post in the members-only forums.

For more information about the board and how to get started please go to Your Guide - How to Use the Board and look for the topic How to Use the Board - Your Tour Starts Here or click on this link to go there directly -
http://herodes.2.forumer.com/index.php?showtopic=632
If you're a partner, family member or friend of someone who's experienced sexual violence, please say so when you introduce yourself in the G'Day forum, or send me a private message so I can put you into the "supporter" group where you can access the whole board.

This forum also has the Terms of Service and Board Guidelines and information about How Decisions Are Made on the Board. You might also be interested in the History of the Board and Some Frequently Asked Questions.
If you have any problems or questions please don't hesitate to contact the Board Administrator, Honey , or post for assistance.

I hope you'll find this a really useful place to be.

Honey