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National Organizations Dedicated To Addressing Sexual Assault.
State Coalitions Against Sexual Assault (Find Local Rape Crisis Centers).
Suggested Reading (Great Books for Survivors, Professionals, Family, Etc...).
Sites run by Survivors of Sexual Assault.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE. RAINN carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice. RAINN uses its extensive entertainment industry and community-based connections to educate more than 120 million Americans each year about sexual assault.
Toll-Free: (800) 656-HOPE
Website: www.rainn.org
MaleSurvivor, the National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization, is committed to preventing, healing, and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism. The organization maintains a web site (www.malesurvivor.org) that includes a wealth of information for survivors and professionals about male sexual victimization as well as a Discussion Board and live Chat Room where survivors can network and support one another, anonymously if they wish. MaleSurvivor also publishes a newsletter and sponsors periodic conferences and healing retreats.
Website: www.malesurvivor.org
AdvocateWeb
is the largest internet resource dealing with sexual misconduct,
exploitation, and abuse of clients by mental health
professionals, medical professionals, clergy, lawyers,
educators, and law enforcement officials. AdvocateWeb
offers extensvie free resources for victims, survivors, their
families, friends, victim advocates, and professionals seeking
to address this problem.
Website: www.advocateweb.org
The
Awareness Center is the Jewish Coalition Against Sexual
Abuse/Assault (JCASA). JCASA is dedicated to addressing
sexual violence in the Jewish communities around the world.
Toll-Free: (443) 857-5560
Website:
www.theawarenesscenter.org
The
Arizona Department of Health Services: Sexual Violence
Prevention & Education provides rape prevention
education to students, professionals, and community members.
These interventions have covered all racial and ethnic groups
throughout Arizona – including Native American and Hispanic
groups.
Toll-Free: (602) 542-7343
Website:
www.azrapeprevention.org
The Date Safe Project is committed to being a national leader in the mission to teach youth and adults that "asking first" makes all the difference in creating safer intimacy and decreasing occurrences of sexual assault. By producing interactive presentations, educational resources, and other national initiatives, we teach how a better understanding of consent leads to healthier dating and to a greater awareness of the many issues surrounding human sexuality and sexual assault.
Toll-Free: (800) 329-9650
Website: www.thedatesafeproject.org
FaithTrust Institute is a national multifaith
organization is working to end sexual and domestic violence.
WE provide communities and advocates with the tools and
knowledge they need to address religious and cultural issues
related to abuse. Through training, consultation, and
educational materials, we equip religious leaders sexual and
domestic violence in their communities.
Website:
www.faithtrustinstitute.org
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is a comprehensive collection and distribution center for information, statistics, and resources related to sexual violence. It serves as a resource for coalitions, rape crisis centers, allied organizations, and others working to eliminate sexual assault. The NSVRC does not provide direct services to sexual assault victims but rather supports those who do.
Toll-Free: (877) 739-3895
Website: http://www.nsvrc.org
SAKHI
provides services for South Asian Women dealing with Domestic
Violence.
Stop It Now! is a national non-profit working to prevent child sexual abuse using the tools of public health. Since 1992, our public policy, public education, and research programs have protected children by emphasizing adult and community responsibility.
Toll-Free: (888) PREVENT
Website: www.stopitnow.org
Security On Campus, Inc. is the only national non-profit organization devoted exclusively to providing services to the victims of violence on college campuses and to educate students. When SOC works with victims, university policies are changed for the better.
Toll-Free: (888) 251-7959
Website: www.securityoncampus.org
Men Can Stop Rape mobilizes male youth to prevent men's violence against women. The organization builds young men's capacity to challenge harmful aspects of traditional masculinity, to value alternative visions of male strength, and to embrace their vital role as allies with women and girls in fostering healthy relationships and gender equity.
Offices: (202) 265-6530
Website: www.mencanstoprape.org
Voices
of Strength ( a new series of survivors sharing their
words).
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STATE COALITIONS AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT:
To find local rape crisis centers, click on the name of your state coalition against sexual assault and you will be forwarded to their website. If they do not have a working website, then call the number provided. They will be happy to help you the closest rape crisis center.
Alabama Coalition Against Rape
(334) 264-0123
Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(907) 586-3650
Arizona Sexual Assault Network (AzSAN)
(602) 258-1195
Arkansas Coalition Against Violence to Women and Children
(800) 269-4668
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(916) 446-2520
Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA)
1-(877) 37-CCASA
Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. (CONNSACS)
(860) 282-9881
Sexual Assault Network of Delaware (SAND)
c/o CONTACT Delaware
Phone (302) 761-9800
Crisis Line for Ken/Sussex Counties: (800 )262-9800
Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
(850) 297-2000
Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault
(678) 701-2700
Dekalb (Georgia) Rape Crisis Program
(404) 377-1429
Hawaii Coalition for the Prevention of Sexual Assault
(808) 733-9038 / (808) 733-9028
Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
(208) 384-0419
Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA)
(217) 753-4117
Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Inc. (INCASA)
(317) 423-0233
Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Iowa CASA)
(515) 244-7424
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
(785) 232-9784
Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.
(502) 226-2704
Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA)
(985) 345-5995
(888) 995-7273 (Toll-free number from Louisiana)
Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(207) 626-0034
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(410) 974-4507
Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
(617) 248-0922
Michigan Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
(517) 347-7000
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(612) 313-2797
Toll Free: 1 (800) 964-8847
Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Department of Health - Mississippi State
(601) 987-9011
Missouri
Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
(573) 634-4161
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault
(816) 931-4527
Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
(406) 443-7794
Nebraska Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Coalition (NDVSAC)
(402) 476-6256
In-state toll free hotline: (800) 876-6238
Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence
(702) 914-6878 not a hotline number
Crisis Hotline: (800) 656-HOPE
New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Hotline: (800) 852-3388
TDD/Voice: (800) 735-2964
New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault -NJCASA
(609) 631-4450
Hotline: (800) 601-7200
New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.
(505) 883-8020
New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA, Inc.)
(518) 482-4222
North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA)
(919) 431-0995
(888) 737-CASA
North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services - Coalition Against Sexual Assault in ND
(800) 472-2911
(701) 255-6240
Ohio Coalition on Sexual Assault (OCOSA)
(614) 781-1902
Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(405) 848-1815
Toll free: (800) 522-7233
Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (OCADSV)
(503) 365-9644
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)
(800) 692-7445
(717) 728-9740
Rhode Island Sexual Assault Coalition
phone: (401)421-4100
South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
(803) 256-2900
Toll Free: (800)260-9293
South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse
(605) 945-0869
Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
(615) 386-9406
Info Line: (800) 289-9018 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. M-F)
Hotline: (800) 356-6767
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
(512) 474-8161
Utah - CAUSE - Coalition of Advocates for Utah Survivors' Empowerment
Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(802) 223-1302
Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault (VAASA)
(434) 979-9002
Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
(360) 754-7583
West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information & Services
(304) 366-9500
Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA)
Phone/TTY: (608) 257-1516
Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
Hotline: (307) 235-2814
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SUGGESTED READING:
Allies in healing: When The Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As A Child. Laura Davis (NY: Harper Perennial, 1991).
The Courage to Heal Workbook- For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Laura Davis (NY: Harper Perennial; 1st edition, 1990).
The Date Rape Prevention Book: The Essential Guide for Girls and Women. Scott Lindquist (Sourcebooks Inc, 2000).
Ditch That Jerk : Dealing With Men Who Control and Hurt Women. Pamela Jayne (Hunter House, 2000).
Emotionally Involved: The Impact of Researching Rape. Rebecca Campbell (Routledge, 2001).
Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Your Life Back. Ginny Nicarthy (WA: Seal Press, 1997).
The Gift of Fear. Gavin De Becker (Dell, 1998).
Growing Beyond Abuse: A Workbook for Survivors of Sexual Exploitation or Childhood Sexual Abuse. Signe L. Nestingen and Laurel Ruth Lewis (MN: Omni Recovery Inc., 1990).
Growing Beyond Survival: A Self-Help Toolkit for Managing Traumatic Stress. Elizabeth G. Vermilyea (MD: Sidran Press, 2000).
Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Woman's Workbook. Mary Ellen Copeland and Maxine Harris (CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2000).
The Hired Hand: A Case of Clergy Abuse. Donna E. Scott (America Publishing, 2001).
I Can't Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors, 2nd edition. Aphrodite Matsakis (CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1996).
I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape. Robin Warshaw (NY: Harper Perennial, 1994).
If He is Raped: A Guidebook for Parents, Partners, Spouses, and Friends. Alan McEvoy, Debbie Rollo, and Jeff Brookings (FL: Learning Publications Inc., 2003).
If She Is Raped: A Guidebook for Husbands, Fathers, and Male Friends. Alan W. McEvoy and Jeff B. Brookings (FL: Learning Publications Inc., 1991).
If You Are Raped: What Every Woman Needs To Know. Kathryn M. Johnson (FL: Learning Publications Inc., 1985).
It Happened to Me: A Teen's Guide to Overcoming Sexual Abuse. William Lee Carter (CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2002).
Male On Male Rape. Michael Scarce (MA: Perseus Publishing, 1997).
May I Kiss You? A Candid Look at Dating, Communication, Respect, & Sexual Assault Awareness. Mike Domitrz (WI: Awareness Publications LLC, 2003).
No Secrets, No Lies: How Black Families Can Heal From Sexual
Abuse. Robin Stone (Broadway Books, 2004).
The Other Side of Silence: Women Tell About Their Experiences With Date Rape. Christine Carter (Avocus Publishing, 1995).
Rape in Marriage. Diane E.H. Russell (Indiana University Press, 1990).
Reaching Men. Strategies for
Preventing Sexist Attitudes, Behaviors, and Violence. Rus
Ervin Funk (JIST Publishing, 2006).
Real Rape. Susan Estrich (Harvard University Press, 1988).
Recovering from rape (2nd edition). Linda Ledray (NY: Henry Holt and Company, 1994)
Safe Beginnings:
Protecting Our Children from Sexual Abuse. Shirley
Paceley and Orieda Horn Anderson (Blue Tower Training Center,
2003).
Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest And Its After Effects In Women. Sue E. Blume (Ballantine Books Inc.,1997).
Sex in the Forbidden Zone: When Men in Power – Therapists, Doctors, Clergy, Teachers and Others – Betray Women's Trust. Peter Rutter (Fawcett Book Group, 1996).
Sexual Assault In Context: Teaching College Men About Gender. Christopher Kilmartin and Alan Berkowitz (FL: Learning Publications, 2000).
Stolen Innocence. Erin Merryn (Health
Communications Inc., 2004).
Stopping Rape: A Challenge for Men. Rus Ervin Funk (PA: New Society Publishers, 1993).
Strong at the Broken Places: Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Abuse. Linda Sanford (Avon Books, 1990).
Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse: Practical Self-Help for Adults Who Were Sexually Abused As Children. Carolyn Ainscough and Kay Toon (Perseus Publishing, 2000).
Surviving the Silence: Black Women's Stories of Rape. Charlotte Pierce-Baker (W.W. Norton & Company, 2000).
Survivors and Partners: Healing the Relationships of Sexual Abuse Survivors. Paul A. Hansen (Heron Hill Publishing Co, 1991).
Transforming A Rape Culture (Reprint Edition). Emilie Buchwald, Pamela R. Fletcher, and Martha Roth (Milkweed Editions, 1995).
Trust After Trauma. A Guide to Relationships for Survivors and Those Who Love Them. Aphrodite Matsakis (CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1998).
The Verbally Abusive Relationship: How to Recognize It and How to Respond. Patrician Evans (MA: Adams Media Corporation, 1996).
Victims No Longer: Men Recovering From Incest And Other Sexual Child Abuse, Reprint edition. Michael Lew (NY: Harper & Row, 1990).
Who's Afraid Of The Dark? A Forum Of Truth, Support, And Assurance For Those Affected By Rape. Cynthia Carosella (NY: Harper Perennial, 1995).
You Are Not Alone: Guide For Battered Women. Linda P. Rouse (FL: Learning Publications Inc., 1986).
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Sites run by Survivors of Sexual Assault:
**If you are a survivor of sexual assault who has an
internet site or blog, please e-mail us at
info@thedatesafeproject.org with the exact link you want us
to add to this section of our website (and to the "Resources"
section at
www.datesafeproject.org). All we request is for you to
first have a link to
www.voicesofcourage.com and to
www.datesafeproject.org. Thank you!
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