Help & Healing

RAINN helps survivors of sexual violence take the next steps toward recovery and resilience—because all survivors deserve lives rich with hope and healing.

Whether you’re connecting with RAINN for the first time or continuing your healing journey, RAINN is here for you.

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Our Impact

Since 1994, RAINN has connected survivors and their loved ones with services and resources that promote recovery and resilience.

Over 5 million people have been helped since 1994.

RAINN’s victim service programs have helped more than 5 million people since 1994.

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RAINN’s victim service programs aided 460,028 people in ‘24

RAINN’s victim service programs helped 460,028 people in 2024.

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Survivor-Centered Help & Healing

At RAINN, we believe every survivor deserves help, hope, healing, and happiness—no matter when the sexual violence occurred or where you are on your healing journey.

National Sexual Assault Hotline

Obtain free, confidential, 24/7 support in English and en Español. Call 800.656.HOPE (4673), chat at hotline.RAINN.org, or text HOPE to 64673.

Awareness & Education

Explore RAINN’s helpful articles, read advice from issue experts, and get inspired by real stories from survivors of sexual violence.

Courage in Community

Whether you’re a survivor yourself or know someone who is, your compassionate support can profoundly impact someone’s healing journey. Here’s how.

Policy & Justice Initiatives

Join survivors, advocates, and policymakers in pursuing laws that help survivors and hold perpetrators accountable.

RAINN’s Approach

Healing isn’t linear—and no two survivor journeys are the same. That’s why we take a trauma-informed approach across all of our Help & Healing services. We:

Our team is trained to respond with empathy and respect, to validate survivors’ experiences, and to offer information and options without pressure or judgment.

Forge Your Path To Help & Healing

No matter who you are, where you’re from, or how you show up in the world, RAINN is here to help you heal.

Get Help After Sexual Assault or Abuse

Explore steps for navigating the aftermath of sexual violence, beginning the healing process, and finding the support you need—at your own pace.

Find Next Steps

Fight the Effects of Sexual Trauma

Learn how to talk about what you experienced, connect with mental health tools, and discover self-care practices that can make a real difference in recovery

Take Care

Get Help After Child Sexual Abuse

Find help, hope, and healing. Get, guidance, and tools created for adult and youth survivors of child sexual abuse.

Heal After CSA

I want to learn more about…

Seeking medical attention
Reporting to law enforcement
How to tell someone I was assaulted

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Show Support

Whether you’re a survivor yourself or know someone who is, your compassionate support can profoundly impact someone’s healing journey. Here’s how.

Take Action

Show up, speak out, and step in. Learn more about how you can add your voice, fight for justice, and help RAINN move its mission forward for survivors.