Where can I find additional information?

Informational resources:

U.S. Government Fact Sheet on Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C)

USCIS - Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting (FGM/C)

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: Updated Estimates of Women and Girls at Risk, 2012

End FGM/C US Network

BRYCS - An Educator's Resource on Female Genital Cutting

FGM/C Prevention: A Resource for U.S. Schools

Office on Women's Health - Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting

National FGM Centre - FGM Lesson Plans

Dahlia Project - Female Genital Trauma: Guidelines for Working Therapeutically with Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation 

National FGM Centre - Listening and Learning: Discussions with Women Affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Social Worker Article: "How My MSW Thesis Broke the Silence on Female Genital Cutting" by Mariya Taher, MSW, MFA

Support group for survivors:

Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation holds support groups for FGM/C survivors, which is guided by a psychologist. If a survivor would like to join, they can contact [email protected]

Page last reviewed: June 26, 2023
Page last updated: June 26, 2023

Funding for this work was provided by the Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ 2020-V3-GX-K009).