04A / Editorial standards / September 2026
Make the limits visible.
A useful directory tells you what it knows, where that information came from, and what still needs checking.
What we include
Resources with a stated connection to cultic dynamics, high-control groups, coercive control, religious trauma, or support for people affected by these experiences. Listings may describe clinical, nonclinical, peer, educational, or family services. The distinctions matter.
We prioritize an identifiable service, an official public source, a usable contact path, and enough information to describe its role accurately. This is a curated starting collection, not a complete international register. Listings appear alphabetically by default.
What the labels mean
- Public-source listing: the profile is based on the official pages linked beneath it. It has not been approved by the provider.
- License not independently checked: we have not matched a clinician’s current credentials to an official regulator’s register.
- Clinical license not assessed: the listing primarily describes a nonclinical or informational service. This is not a legal determination about license requirements.
- Advertisement: a paid placement, if introduced, will be labeled where it appears. Payment is not evidence of quality or qualification.
We do not use a universal “verified” badge. Reading a public website, checking representative authority, and checking a professional license are separate activities.
Accuracy and review dates
Profiles include a review date and links to official sources. Fees, locations, waiting lists, and service scope can change. Where information was unavailable, we say to confirm it directly. A review date does not promise continuous monitoring.
Provider descriptions are original summaries of public material. Credentials and experience remain provider claims unless a specific independent check is documented. Confirm availability, jurisdiction, costs, confidentiality, and suitability before using a service.
Corrections and provider participation
A provider or reader can prepare a correction or listing inquiry using the contact page. Include the relevant page and an official source supporting the change. Please do not send clinical records, private client information, or allegations about identifiable individuals.
Representative requests require an authority check before a profile can be described as claimed. Submitting a request does not confer ownership of a listing or guarantee inclusion. Basic factual corrections never require an advertising purchase.
Advertising stays separate
Proposed paid features will be clearly labeled and kept separate from organic rankings. Sponsors cannot change quiz questions, weights, result pathways, or editorial conclusions through an advertising purchase. We do not place paid recommendations on personal result screens.
We do not sell quiz answers, target ads by a person’s score, or install ad pixels in this implementation. We will decline coercive interventions, discriminatory offers, unsupported clinical guarantees, and misleading claims. The FTC’s native advertising guidance informs our commitment to visible commercial disclosure.
Educational limits
The questionnaire is not clinically validated. Its score bands are editorial choices, not evidence-based diagnostic thresholds. Guides provide general education, not individualized medical, psychological, legal, or safety advice. No named organization has endorsed the questionnaire.