Latest News | August 12, 2021
Spot the Signs: Supporting Survivors and Recognizing Vicarious Trauma

The Department of Defense (DoD) Safe Helpline is the Department’s sole crisis support service specially designed for members of the DoD community affected by sexual assault. Safe Helpline is secure, confidential, anonymous, and available 24/7, worldwide. The Safe Helpline staff provides live, one-...

Latest News | August 03, 2021
RAINN Statement on the NY Attorney General's Report on Gov. Andrew Cuomo

"We urge Gov. Cuomo to resign immediately. The New York Attorney General's report describes a disturbing pattern of abuse and harassment that should not be tolerated in any office, especially in the governor’s office. Anything short of resignation is a slap in the face to survivors.” — Scott...

Latest News | July 09, 2021
Child Sexual Abuse

Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. And every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. Child sexual abuse is when an adult perpetrator harms a minor victim who is under the age of 18. Child sexual abuse is used for stimulating the perpetrator sexually, as the abuse can happen once, a few...

Latest News | July 09, 2021
Healing After Child Sexual Abuse

When a perpetrator intentionally harms a minor physically, psychologically, sexually, or by acts of neglect, the crime is known as child abuse. Child sexual abuse, also known as CSA, is a form of child abuse that includes sexual activity with a victim under the age of 18 years old. While there are...

Latest News | July 09, 2021
Parenting after Child Sexual Abuse

What happens when you are an adult survivor of child sexual abuse and have children of your own Child sexual abuse has the ability to impact one’s sense of self in the world for many years. The long-term effects of child sexual abuse can manifest at any time and can follow even in the moments of...

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Tips for Interviewing Survivors

As journalists continue to cover stories related to sexual assault or abuse, it can be helpful to have a better understanding of how to interview survivors of these type of crimes.

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