M. S. S. A. was established in the summer of 2007 as the project of two male survivors. Since then it has been the goal of this organization to provide the variety of services that are lacking in New York State and that will benefit male survivors the most.

What follows is a list of our current offerings and a short narrative about each one. If you have suggestions to improve our content, please do so by any of the various means listed on our contact page.

We offer support groups for non-offending male survivors of sexual abuse (which occured as a child or an adult) by providing the unique experience of talking with other survivors who have had similar trauma and are working on moving forward with their lives. We meet either in groups or one on one depending on your comfort level and need for support. Our format is flexible and informal. There are no religious overtones or collections taken. We may read from a helpful publication and discuss it or simply talk about topics that are currently on our minds.

This is not formal counseling or therapy, it is self help and mutual support at its best. There is no coersion or forcefullness here, no obligations or payments need be made. Your attendance to "formal" counseling or therapy is your decision, we simply offer the opportunity to meet other survivors who are determined to heal and live their lives without the negative effects of their sexual abuse trauma.

In our office we have a library of reference material that could be used for discussion or independent reading.

If you're not able to access the groups, we offer confidential mail, email and instant message support.

We also have access to several "on call" help lines for anyone who wishes to use their services.

M.S.S.A. also offers contacts and information regarding other peer support opportunities.

We do not discriminate between persons of various orientations, races, or language preferences.

We want this to be a safe environment for healing and growth and do not want it to become a forum for sexual encounters.

M.S.S.A. technical support is currently working to add several features to this site, including: A page for viewing survivor, and survivor produced, videos and a listing of links for those that can not be viewed on this site. An "op-ed" section where articles about male sexual abuse can be posted. Brief explanations of the myths surrounding, and the effects of, male sexual abuse. And a page of current events relating to survivors on the local, regional, national and international level.

In addition M.S.S.A. will shortly begin a community outreach campaign to educate the public as well as professionals about the obsticals male survivors of sexual abuse face and how to be a survivor ally. We are also working hard to find local providers of formal counseling and therapy, who have experience working with male survivors, for those who would like to attend such counseling.

If you would like to attend a peer support meeting, submit an article for review and publication, you are a professional who would like to book an inservice, or you would simply like to ask for more information, please do so by one of the methods on our contact page that is most convenient for you.

We hope this information is helpful as you either start or continue your journey to become the person you want to be.

Sincerely,

M. S. S. A .