RESOURCES
SHERI IS DEDICATED TO ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND AWARENESS.
"I believe that through awareness, education and empowerment of women and girls we can change the prevalence of sexual assault and domestic violence. As a victim of rape as a college freshman I am dedicated to bringing women and resources together to end sexual assault and domestic violence. It is through support of friends, family and community resources that I believe victims will be strong enough to speak up and begin the healing process.”
IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT AND YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
STATISTICS
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IN THE UNITED STATES, NEARLY ONE IN FIVE WOMEN EXPERIENCE RAPE OR ATTEMPTED RAPE IN THEIR LIFETIMES.
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A QUARTER OF ALL WOMEN HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AT THE HANDS OF A PARTNER SOMETIME IN THEIR LIFETIME.
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THREE WOMEN EACH DAY LOSE THEIR LIVES TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
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1 IN 4 COLLEGE WOMEN ARE VICTIMS OF RAPE OR ATTEMPTED RAPE AND 85% OF THOSE WOMEN KNOW THEIR ATTACKER
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Resources
HOTLINES
For assistance, counseling, and referrals to local advocacy centers, please call the appropriate hotline.
RAINN (Rape, Abuse, Incest National Network): National Rape Crisis Hotline
1(800) 656-4673
RAINN is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization and leading authority on sexual violence. Provide best-in-class services for survivors, inform and educate the nation about sexual violence, and improve the public policy and criminal justice response to sexual violence.
Safe Helpline (Department of Defense)
(877) 995-5247
Operated by RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. Safe Helpline is confidential, anonymous, secure, and available 24/7 worldwide, providing victims with the help they need.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1(800) 799-7233 (24/7)
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is a non-profit organization established in 1996 as a component of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The Hotline is part of the largest nationwide network of programs and expert resources and regularly shares insight about domestic violence with government officials, law enforcement agencies, media and the general public.
EXPERT RESOURCES
The following organizations offer technical assistance to advocates and attorneys working with victims and connect victims with resources in their communities.
National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project (NIWAP)
Web Library available at: niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu
info@niwap.org
(202) 274-4457
NIWAP (pronounced new-app) was formed to educate, train, offer technical assistance and public policy advocacy, and conduct research to promote the development, implementation, and use of laws, policies, and practices that benefit immigrant women and children.
Victim Rights Law Center (VRLC)
Founded as the first law center in the nation dedicated solely to serving the legal needs of sexual assault victims, the VRLC is the leader in representing sexual assault victims within the civil context.
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)
(661) 327-1091 or (800) 273-7713
CALCASA was created by rape crisis centers from across the state interested in creating a unified voice to advocate on behalf of the statewide needs of survivors, system’s change, funding needs and policy advocacy.
Battered Women’s Justice Project (BWJP)
(800) 903-0111 x 1
BWJP works to improve the civil and criminal justice system’s response to intimate partner violence (IPV), as well as addressing the parallel responses of the military services to IPV among their ranks. BWJP offers training, technical assistance, policy analysis, and consultation on the most promising practices of the criminal and civil justice systems in addressing intimate partner violence.
The Center for Changing Our Campus Culture
An online resource to address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking is supported by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women in collaboration with its designated Campus Program Technical Assistance Provider Team. The Center has worked collaboratively and sought guidance from experts to provide important resources for colleges and universities on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
National Center on Abuse in Later Life
ncall@wcadv.org
(608) 255-0539
Through advocacy and education, the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Late Life (NCALL) works every day to improve victim safety, increase abuser accountability, expand coordinated community response, and ultimately, put an end to abuse in later life.
Purple Dot Yoga Project
Our mission is to use yoga as a healing tool to support and empower individuals impacted by domestic violence and trauma. We bring trauma-informed yoga into domestic violence shelters and offer programs for women and children, as well as offer free one-on-one yoga for survivors, host survivor empowerment retreats, workshops and trauma informed yoga teacher trainings.
IMPORTANT WEBSITES
It’s on Us
itsonus.org
It's On Us is a rallying cry inviting everyone to step up and realize that the solution begins with us. It’s a declaration that sexual assault is not only a crime committed by a perpetrator against a victim, but a societal problem in which all of us have a role to play.
No More
nomore.org
NO MORE aims to raise public awareness and engagement around ending domestic violence and sexual assault. Launched in March 2013 by a coalition of leading advocacy groups, service providers, the U.S. Department of Justice, and major corporations.
Current Solutions
currentsolutions.co
Current Solutions provides a digital platform and a collective movement of followers contributing to our efforts to engage young people in stopping sexual assault, as well as dating and domestic violence. It allows survivors to share their stories, in their words, and reassures them that they are not alone.
Drug Rehab
Drug Rehab is a web resource that provides information and support to people fighting domestic abuse, mental illness and addiction.
INFORMATIONAL ARTICLES
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"How to Respond to a Survivor"
"Help Someone You Care About"
"Steps You Can Take After Sexual Assualt"