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RAINN Supports HHS Action on Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams in America’s Teaching Hospitals

NEWS RELEASE RAINN Supports HHS Action on Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams in America’s Teaching Hospitals ...

Apr 25, 2024

Brittany’s Volunteer Story: “I’m Just There To Be a Good Listener”

Brittany H. has volunteered for RAINN for 8 years. Here’s what she’s learned about supporting sexual violence survivors.

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Apr 25, 2024

RAINN Statement on NY Court’s Overturning of Weinstein’s Felony Conviction

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Apr 01, 2024

RAINN Calls on Mississippi to Make Reporting Sex Crimes Safe When Substances Have Been Used

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Critical Rape Kit Backlog Funding Passed By Congress

Congress reauthorized the nation’s primary DNA testing program through 2024. The U.S. Senate voted to renew the Debbie Smith Act, which has increased the use of DNA and has led to more than 192,000 DNA matches in CODIS (the FBI’s DNA database system). The bill had already passed the House, and is...

Author and RAINN Supporter on Ending Sexual Violence

Each month, RAINN features a member of its National Leadership Council (NLC). The NLC is a group of dedicated individuals who have shown their commitment to RAINN’s mission of supporting survivors and ending sexual violence. This month we checked in with author, and RAINN supporter, Jen Sincero.

Closer Look: RAINN’s Development Team

How has RAINN kept the National Sexual Assault Hotline free, secure, and available 24/7 to serve over 3 million survivors and their loved ones during the past 25 years? That, along with providing funding for RAINN’s work educating the public and improving public policy, is the job of RAINN’s...

Self Care and Mental Health This Holiday Season

The holiday season can be an exciting time to gather together with family and friends, but it can also be a stressful time of year for many survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones. Self care is important year-round, but especially during the holiday season, when some survivors experience...

Barriers to Reporting in Indigenous Communities

Indigenous people in the U.S. face higher rates of sexual violence than the general population, and the majority of these sexual assaults are perpetrated by individuals outside of indigenous communities. During Native American History Month this November, RAINN is looking at some of the barriers to...

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