Organizations
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- International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA)
- Community Resources on Influence & Control (CRIC)
- Cult Awareness Network (CAN)
- Cult Hotline & Clinic
- Cult Information Center (CIC)
- Dialog Center International (DCI)
- Escape
- Ex-Cult Archive
- FAIR
- Info Cult
- reFOCUS Network
- Religious Movement Resource Center
- Resource Center for Freedom of Mind
- The Ross Institute
- V.V.P.G. vzw
- Watchman Fellowship
- Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center
- Cult Information Service
- The Ex Cult Member Organization
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International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) web site: www.csj.org E-mail: aff@affcultinfoserve.com P.O. Box 2265 Bonita Springs, FL 34133 Phone: 239-514-3081 fax: 732-352-6818 Bookstore: www.cultinfobooks.com - Subscribe to our Cultic Studies Review to keep abreast of developments in this field. International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) Annual Conference; June 14-15, 2002, Orlando, FL - go to www.cultinfobooks.com and click on "Conference" button for details. (Includes information on preconference workshops for former group members and for family members.) Weekend workshop for former group members - Estes Park, Colorado - July 12-14, 2002 - Go to www.cultinfobooks.com and click on "Conference" button for details. Founded in 1979, International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is a nonprofit research center and educational organization, whose mission is "to study psychological manipulation and cultic groups, to educate the public and professionals, and to assist those who have been adversely affected by a cult experience." International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) maintains an Internet site, sells information packages on a variety of cultic organizations, and publishes Cult Studies Journal, The Cult Observer, and Young People and Cults. |
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Cult Awareness Network (CAN)
CAN memorial web pagesCAN was a renowned nonprofit cult information and assistance network, with prominent and experienced board members and staff, who received a multitude of calls each day from people seeking cult-related information and assistance. CAN was sued over 40 times by an extremely wealthy cult, Scientology, until finally collapsing in bankruptcy. The organization was subsequently auctioned to the highest bidder, which turned out to be Scientology. Scientology now runs a very different CAN. |
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Cult Hotline & Clinic The Cult Hotline & Clinic was founded in 1980 to serve families and friends of cult members, former cult members, and to educate community groups most at risk of interaction with cults. A nonprofit, non-sectarian counseling and education organization working with people of all religious, ethnic, and racial backgrounds. The Cult Hotline & Clinic is a program of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, one of the nation's largest and most respected nonprofit mental health and social service agencies. JBFCS serves over 65,000 New Yorkers annually from all religious, ethnic, and economic backgrounds through a comprehensive range of 185 community-based programs, residential facilities, and day-treatment centers. Based in New York City, the Cult Clinic primarily works with people and community groups in the Greater New York Meto Area; however through the Cult Hotline phone support, and with our extensive network of professionals, we are able to assist people in need across the United States. The Cult Hotline & Clinic receives funding from the UJA-Federation of New York and was co-founded by the JCRC Task Force on Missionaries and Cults. Consultation for families and friends Counseling for former cult members Counseling for families and friends of cult members Family Support Group led by a licensed clinician Community Education and Consultation email: info@cultclinic.org web site: http://www.cultclinic.org/ location: 120 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019 telephone: (212) 632-4640 |
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Cult Information Center (CIC) web site: http://www.cultinformation.org.uk/home.html location: BCM Cults London WCIN 3XX England telephone: 0870 777 3800 fax: 01689 830 860 contact: Ian Haworth CIC is an educational charity providing advice and information for victims of cults, their families and friends, researchers and the media. CIC was founded in 1987 and became a registered Charity (No. 1012914) in 1992. It was the first educational organisation focusing critical concern on the harmful methods of the cults to be granted charitable status in the United Kingdom. CIC is concerned about the use of deceptive and manipulative methods used by cults to recruit and indoctrinate unsuspecting members of society. CIC believes that these cult methods present a threat to the well-being of the individual and the family. Consequently CIC sees the need for gathering and disseminating accurate information on cultism and aims to meet that need. |
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Dialog Center International (DCI) email: info@dci.dk web site: http://www.dci.dk/ location: Katrinebjergvej 46, DK-8200 Aarhus N, Denmark telephone: 45 86 10 54 11 fax: 45 86 10 54 16 Dialog Center International also has operations in: Bulgaria, Rumania, Belgrade, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Germany, England, Ireland, Greece, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, and a number of locations in Asia such as Bombay, Delhi, Bangkok, and Taiwan. The Dialog Center originated in 1973 with the aim of 1]counseling casualties from neo-religions; 2] spreading factual information on neo-religions; and 3] by participating in pubic debate on these issues. The Dialog Center promotes religions criticism – the right and duty of religious bodies to engage in sound, mutual critique of each other’s systems. The basis for the DC’s work is classical Christianity, together with academic studies. Over the years, the work of the DC has branched out in several directions, such as participating in inter-religious dialogue with classical religions such as Buddhism, help to travelers in Asia, and more. The Dialog Center has been instrumental in creating one of the few major research libraries concerning neo-religions, at nearby Aarhus University. A youth movement called International Dialog (ID) assists young people in their search for identity, not least in journeys abroad and in inter-cultural and inter-religious dialog. |
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Escape Co-directors, Escape, Counselors, Ex-members Richard and Bonnie Woods Escape, Abbey House, Clarendon Rd, Redhill Surrey, England, RH1 1QZ email: info@escapeuk.org Telephone: (44) 1342-316129 Website: http://www.escapeuk.org/ Ex-members of Scientology, the Woods are seeking to explain the truth regarding involvement with the group and to make their 8-year experience known. Media services and pamphlets are also available. Escape provides counseling and support group assistance to help people with psychotherapeutic cults, particularly Scientology. |
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FAIR email: web site: http://www.fair-cult-concern.co.uk/ location: BCM Box 3535 PO Box 12 London, WC1N 3XX Telephone: + 44 (0) 1642 898412 Fax: + 44 (0) 1642 643707 FAIR was founded in 1976
in response to requests for help and information from
distressed relatives and friends of young adults who had
joined various extremist cults. |
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Ex-Cult Archive email: ex-cult@ex-cult.org web site: www.ex-cult.org/ location: P.O. Box 7565 Arlington, VA 22207 telephone: (202) 728-7580 Fax: (703) 841-2385 Transcendental Meditation Ex-Members Support Group (TM-EX) was founded by former Maharishi International University (MIU) faculty, students, TM teachers, sidhas, meditators, and caring relatives of members of the TM movement. TM-EX is a support network to help former and current members of the TM movement in making the transition to life outside the TM movement. TM-EX is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization. |
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http://triples.math.mcgill.ca/infocult location: 5655, avenue du
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reFOCUS Network
P.O. Box 2180
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Religious Movement Resource Center email: intruder@webaccess.net web site: lamar.colostate.edu/~ucm/rmrc1.htm 629 S Howes Street contact: Hal Mansfield, MA, Director In recent years there has been a dramatic growth in the number of
people involved in destructive cults and hate groups. There are several
reasons for this including economic unrest, changes in value systems in
our society, and more people looking for the "truth". |
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Resource Center for Freedom of Mind web site: www.freedomofmind.com email: center@freedomofmind.com location: PO Box 45223, Somerville, MA 02145-0002 telephone: (617) 628-9918 The Resource Center for Freedom of Mind is dedicated to respect for human rights, spirituality, and consumer awareness. They endeavor to be a safe place one can turn to for news, information, counseling and other vital resources. They believe that only you have the right to control your mind.. |
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The Ross Institute Cult Expert, Exit Counselor, Media Consultant, Expert Witness, Lecturer email: info@rickross.com web site: <http://www.rickross.com>
Rick Ross Video: In the Name of Love: Abusive Controlling Relationships Rick Ross is
the founder and Executive Director of the Rick A. Ross
Institute. He is an internationally known expert regarding
destructive cults, controversial groups and movements. Since
1982 he has been studying, researching and responding to the
problems often posed by such groups or movements and has
personally assisted thousands of families in an effort to
help the victims of destructive cults, groups and movements.
Ross has been qualified and accepted as an expert witness
and testified in court cases across the United States. He
has also frequently assisted local and national law
enforcement and government agencies. Ross' commentary has
been quoted within publications such as /Time/, /Newsweek/,
/The/ /Chicago Tribune/, /The Boston Globe/ and /The
Washington Post/. His appearances on national television
have included a wide range of venues from news programs such
as the "Today" show, "CNN World News," "Dateline,"
"Nightline" and "48 Hours" to popular interview shows such
as "Oprah," "Donahue," "Extra" and "Inside Edition." Ross
has lectured at such prestigious institutions as Dickinson
College, the University of Chicago, Carnegie Mellon
University, Baylor University, and the University of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. |
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V.V.P.G. vzw location: Gemeentepark 1 2930 Brasschaat, Belgium telephone: 03/ 653 14 60 fax: 03/ 653 34 41 V.V.P.G., located in Belgium, is dedicated to providing cult-related information and assistance to the public. They provide free counseling and expert advice and lend library materials for free (audios and videos for FF100; photocopies are provided at FF2 each). Services are available in French, Dutch, German, and English. V.V.P.G. was founded in 1976 as a self-help group, and in 1984 became a nonprofit organization employing a sociologist and a psychologist part-time. Since 1991, the group has been financially supported by the Belgian government and is currently a member of FECRIS (European Federation of Centers for Research and Information on Cultism). |
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Watchman Fellowship web site: www.watchman.org location: Birmingham, AL telephone: (205) 871-2858 Contact: Craig Branch, regional director and vice president Watchman Fellowship is a Christian organization, whose mission is "to both reach out to those lost in the darkness of the cults and equip Christians to engage in this vital ministry.... [by] educating the community, equipping the church, evangelizing the cults." Watchman works from a Christian perspective with both religious and secular communities in the areas of cult education, prevention, and intervention as well as research, analysis, and counseling of former cult members and families of cult members. |
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Wellspring Retreat and Resource Center email: info@wellspringretreat.org web site: wellspringretreat.org location: PO Box 67 Albany, OH 45710 telephone: (614) 698-6277 Contact: Dr. Paul Martin, psychologist and executive director Ron Burks, associate clinical director Larry Pile, cult researcher Wellspring is a residential treatment facility for persons traumataized through abusive relationships and cultic organizations, the only such facility in the world. Wellspring has been a place of recovery for hundreds of survivors and ex-members of abusive groups and relationships. |
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| This page is in honor of Dr. Margaret Singer a leading authority on cults and mind control and in memorial of Noah Lottick who died in the Scientology cult. |
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