Education & Community
RAINN educates adults and kids to recognize and respond to sexual violence, empowering everyone to create safer communities and heal.
By integrating leading research with a deep understanding of the needs of survivors and families, RAINN develops learning and engagement initiatives that challenge harmful narratives, promote civic engagement, and combat sexual violence to create safer communities.
Our Work
Prevention: Changing Minds To Prevent Harm
RAINN educates people to recognize that sexual violence affects everyone—and everyone has a part to play in preventing it. Prevention is about more than stopping sexual violence before it happens; it’s about refusing to tolerate it or protect perpetrators.
Learn Strategies To Reduce Risk & Increase Safety
Everyone deserves to feel safe. Explore RAINN’s practical steps for planning ahead, setting boundaries, and navigating uncertain situations with confidence.
Plan AheadLearn What “Counts” as Sexual Violence
You deserve clarity and support. Learn what sexual violence is, how it can affect you, and why understanding your experience matters for healing.
Get the FactsWatch for These Warning Signs
Young children, teenagers, and college-age adults face the highest risk of experiencing sexual violence. Learn the warning signs and how to intervene.
Know the Red FlagsSee the Statistics & Learn Who’s at Risk
Learn the facts about sexual violence in America. Discover key statistics, challenge misconceptions, and find out how—together—we can support survivors.
Get InformedHealing: Creating Pathways To Support
Education is key to healing. Through public awareness campaigns and survivor-centered initiatives, we foster community, share stories, and let survivors know they are not alone.
Learn To Help Survivors Heal
RAINN’s H.E.A.L. acronym is a simple, powerful guide to help people show up for survivors. Share resources, become trauma-informed, advocate, and listen.
H.E.A.L.Learn To Talk to a Survivor
Learn to support someone after they disclose a sexual assault. RAINN’s T.A.L.K. acronym can help you have supportive conversations with survivors.
T.A.L.K.Learn To Intervene With Care
When bystanders intervene, communities can STOP sexual violence. RAINN’s C.A.R.E. acronym can help you intervene effectively and safely.
C.A.R.E.Share Your Story for Change
Survivors are central to anti-sexual violence efforts. Learn how sharing your lived experiences can empower prevention, enhance healing, and expand justice.
Explore StorytellingJustice: Ensuring Accountability
Our Education & Community work helps build a national understanding of the realities survivors face, the different pathways to justice, and the importance of holding perpetrators accountable. This education lays the groundwork for better policies, laws, and ultimately healing.
Read RAINN’s Grassroots Advocacy Guide
Turn outrage into action through grassroots advocacy. Discover ways to influence legislation, build networks, and create change for survivors of sexual violence.
Get the GuideGet Scripts & Strategies for Talking to Lawmakers
Learn to support someone after they disclose a sexual assault. RAINN’s T.A.L.K. acronym can help you have supportive conversations with survivors.
Make an ImpactLearn What To Expect from the Criminal Justice System
Do you want to report to the police that you were sexually abused or assaulted? Learn how to report the crime and what to expect if your case goes to trial.
Prepare to ReportExplore the Laws in Your State
From the legal definition of rape to the statute of limitations for a particular crime, where you live makes a difference. Here’s a guide to the laws in your state.
Learn the Law5M+
RAINN’s victim service programs have helped more than 5 million people since 1994.
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RAINN subject matter experts are quoted in the media more than 2,420 times each year.
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RAINN and the National Sexual Assault Hotline appear in the media an average of 38,000 times every year.
Press & Media
In our work with networks and producers, we help ensure accurate, trauma-informed portrayals of sexual violence, creating opportunities for survivors to see their lived experiences represented with care and respect.
Interviewing RAINN
Are you a journalist covering stories on sexual violence? Reach out to RAINN for expert commentary and survivor-centered resources.
For Entertainment Creators
Connect with RAINN for audience resources, issue-based media training for talent and teams, expert guidance on trauma-informed best practices from pre-production to promotion, and more.
For Media Professionals
Get expert guidelines for covering or crafting stories of sexual violence with accuracy and empathy.
Social Media
RAINN leverages the power of digital platforms to raise awareness about sexual violence, empower survivors, and advocate for systemic change. Our safe, supportive online community shares educational resources, amplifies survivor voices, and engages partners in creating meaningful change.
Launch a Social Collaboration
RAINN partners with like-minded organizations, influencers, and public figures to amplify anti-sexual violence messages. Together, we can reshape the culture and create a world free from sexual violence.
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you are not alone. RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline offers free, confidential, 24/7 support in English and en Español.
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