The ambition is to spread more information about social influence and undue influence, and different perspectives so that you can form your own opinion. There is a huge difference in how research can be carried out and interpreted. What questions are asked, to whom and what answers you get. There is a great deal of disagreement between researchers. The list, which does not claim to be comprehensive, is provided for informational purposes only. This means that I do not necessarily share the views expressed.
Links in alphabetical order
Cesnur Center for Studies on New Religions. Cesnur is regarded defending the same New Religions wich others regards as cults.
Charlotteessen (Swedish only)
Author of the book Cult Child (Sektbarn). Swedish only
CEI – Culteducation
“An Internet archive of information about cults, destructive cults, controversial groups and movements. The Cult Education Institute (CEI), formerly known as the Ross Institute of New Jersey, is a nonprofit public resource with a vast archive that contains thousands of individual documents. “
Cult Mediation
Cult Mediation offers resources designed to help thoughtful families and friends understand and respond to the complexity of a loved one’s cult involvement.
The Swedish Skeptics Association
“Vetenskap och Folkbildning (VoF) is a Swedish non-profit organization set out to promote popular education about the methods of science and its results. By engaging in open debate, the organization particularly sets its task to discredit false ideas about matters that can be resolved scientifically“.
Hope Valley
“Providing Psychotherapy, Counselling, Post-Cult Counselling, Supervision and Training”
Hjälpkällan (Swedish only)
A support group for former members of cultic groups
ICSA ( International Cultic Studies Association)
“Founded in 1979*, the International Cultic Studies Association (ICSA) is a global network of people concerned about psychological manipulation and abuse in cultic or high-demand groups, alternative movements, and other environments. ICSA is tax-exempt, supports civil liberties, and is not affiliated with any religious or commercial organizations”.
Inform
“Inform is an independent charity providing information that is as up-to-date and reliable as possible about what many call cults, sects, new religious movements (NRMs), non-conventional religions”.
Journey Free
Journey Free is dedicated to helping people transition out of harmful religions, recover from trauma, and rebuild their lives. Journey Free has developed programs for both individuals and groups based om religious trauma.
ODAN
“Opus Dei Awareness Network, Inc. ODAN challenges many of Opus Dei’s Questionable Practices because of the way they affect an individual’s personal freedom, choices and family life. Since 1991, ODAN has been in contact with countless individuals, families, the secular and religious press, clergy, religious, cult awareness organizations, campus ministers, home-schooling parents and more.“
The Olive Leaf Network
“The Olive Leaf Network is a collection of people dedicated to supporting former members of high-demand religious groups”, located in New Zealand.
Open Minds Foundattion
“Teach people how to protect themselves from being unduly influenced by and falling prey to predators, and coercive groups and relationships—with a strong focus on young people,aged 5-25, who are especially vulnerable—and creating programs to help people recover from institutionalized undue influence and to share information about healthy personal autonomy (which includes healthy skepticism and intelligent disobedience).”
Pyramid Scheme Alert
“Pyramid Scheme Alert is the first consumer organization to confront the abuses and trickery of pyramid scheme perpetrators. Pyramid Scheme Alert is a non-profit, privately supported (by memberships and donations), all-volunteer,
and totally independent consumer campaign”.
Randi .org
“The James Randi Educational Foundation was founded in 1996 to help people defend themselves from paranormal and pseudo-scientific claims. The JREF offers a still-unclaimed million-dollar reward for anyone who can produce evidence of paranormal abilities under controlled conditions.”
Steven Hassan – Freedom of mind
“Steven Alan Hassan, cult counselor and mind control expert , is the Nationally Certified Counselor and licensed Mental Health Counselor who has developed the breakthrough approach to help loved ones rescue cult mind control victims”.
The Family survival trust
”The Family Survival Trust is a registered charity (No 1121388) whose mission is to prevent, and to provide information on coercive control, cultic behaviour and psychological manipulation. We support those affected by groups that use these techniques. We educate regarding the risks these groups pose to individuals and society and seek appropriate controls on these groups’ activities.”
Wellspring (unfortuately has closed down – read their history)
“Wellspring has helped over 1000 survivors or coercion and exploitation in our residential program in Ohio, and hundreds of thousands through our consultation and educational services”.