International emergency links and phone numbers for crisis
situations are listed here.
Are you in crisis right now?
You can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline, operated by RAINN,
24 hours a day at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), or you can search
for your local rape crisis center. If you are in danger call 911.
If you are reporting a rape you should ask the local
crisis center for a victim's
advocate who will walk you through the process. For
information on Reporting
a rape click here.
Basic hotlines:
Rape Crisis 1.800.656.HOPE (4673)
Self Injury 1.800.DON'T.CUT (366.8288)
Suicide Hotline 1-800-273-TALK, 1.800.SUICIDE
(784.2433)
Domestic Violence 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
Gay & Lesbian 1.888.THE.GLNH (843.4564)
Hotlines
for teens
http://gromit.westminster.lib.co.us/teen/hotlines_help_services.htm
Crisis
hotlines
http://www.cumberlandlibrary.org/hotlines.htm
Catagories of hotlines and websites
________________________________
Rape Crisis - 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
To
find a rape crisis center near you click here. from
RAINN
http://www.rainn.org/counseling.html
Or
call 1-800-656-HOPE
(4673) and ask them to look it up for you. Feel free to ask
to speak to a woman.
A world wide directory of International abuse and crisis help lines
here.
Very
comprehensive world directory from HPP.
http://hotpeachpages.net/a/index.html
______________________________
Self
Injury - 1-800-DON'T-CUT (366-8288)
How
to stop
self injuring in an emergency.
http://crystal.palace.net/~llama/selfinjury/fself.html
________________________________
Suicide
hotlines - 1.800.SUICIDE (784.2433)
If
you're feeling depressed or suicidal now and need to talk to
someone,
we're here to listen.
http://www.befrienders.org/index.htm
________________________________
The
Gay & Lesbian National Hot Line 1.888.THE.GLNH (843.4564)
Gay
and lesbian hotline
http://www.glnh.org
_________________________________________
Domestic
Violence Hotline - 1.800.799.SAFE(7233)
Find
help in your
state from 4woman.
http://www.4woman.gov/violence/state.cfm
http://www.dvsheltertour.org/helpusa.html
_________________________________________
Women's
Health - 1.800.994.9662
FREE,
reliable health information referrals for women everywhere.
http://www.4woman.gov/
________________________________
Find
your local police station
Google
local search
http://local.google.com/local
________________________________
Is
there someone you can call for moral
support?
http://www.anywho.com/
Are
you in need of a hospital? Do you need to call a taxi?
Look
up the phone number and
address here.
http://local.google.com/lochp
If
you need directions to their
house or a local hospital click here.
http://www.mapquest.com/
What
to do if you are raped.
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/rape_what_to_do.html
RAINN
information on what to do if you are raped.
http://www.rainn.org/whatshould.html
It
wasn't your fault.
http://www.hopeheals.me.uk/21.html
INTERNATIONAL
HOTLINES page here.
World wide /
International abuse and crisis help lines -
RAINN
International
http://www.rainn.org/counseling-centers/international-resources.html
Rainn international
hotlines
Abuse
helplines
http://www.abusehelplines.org/
International
crisis hotlines
http://members.aardvark.net.au/~korman/kfp/
International
hotlines
http://www.alltheseyears.net/international.htm
Hotlines- International
http://www.pandys.org/aphroditewounded/hotlines.html
Pandora's
Aquarium searchable hotline posts
If you
are a student free counseling is probably available through your
University. For rape crisis information for your school try this
google search. Please enter the name of your University. Example
: Rape
and LSU and Counseling
Do
you have a resource or rape crisis center to add?
Informative
Online Resources
Return
to menu
Non-Profit
Resources
The leading
resource is RAINN. RAINN was co-founded by Tori Amos and provides
the national sexual assault hotline as well as research and statistics.
RAINN
http://www.rainn.org/
The Rape, Abuse
& Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual
assault organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual
Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE. RAINN also publicizes the hotline's
free, confidential services; educates the public about sexual assault;
and leads national efforts to improve services to victims and ensure
that rapists are brought to justice. This site is the most well
known national rape crisis hotline available today. It was founded
by Tori Amos. Local rape crisis centers can be found at this location.
The information is reliable and scholarly.
Hope for
Healing
http://www.hopeforhealing.org/
The premier
source of information and support to survivors on the internet serving
nearly 1 million hits yearly through it's page and message views
in the chat rooms, forums and of course, the main site itself. The
resources are more informal yet the ease of navigation and scope
of information is excellent.
An
Abuse, Rape & Domestic Violence Aid & Resource
http://www.aardvarc.org/rape/about.shtml
An Abuse, Rape
& Domestic Violence Aid & Resource Collection Web site,
which provides statistics and current events as well as other useful
information about sexual assault.
Rape
Is...
http://www.rapeis.org/index.html
This site has
great links and is an excellent supplement for research or presentations
on rape crisis resources.
V-DAY
http://www.vday.org/
This site
is a good source of perspective on an international level. V-Day's
mission is to end violence against women and girls worldwide.
Sexual
Assault from World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/global_campaign/en/chap6.pdf
This is a very
comprehensive global overview of the problem of rape, sexual assault
and domestic violence around the world. It has risk factors, statistics
and recommendations for treatment.
911RAPE
http://www.911rape.org/
The Rape
Treatment Center (RTC) at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center is nationally
recognized for its exemplary treatment, education, and prevention
programs.
Government
Resources
International
resources for victims from the OVC
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/intdir/welcome.html
SANE
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/sane_4_2001/welcome.html
Sexual
Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Programs: Improving the Community
Response to Sexual Assault Victims
Medline
resources on rape
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/rape.html
Medline
provides a menu of information including definitions for rape, statistics
and a directories of government resources.
National
Women's Health Information Center
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/sexualassault.htm
General
information on what to do if you are raped. Scroll to the bottom
to see government resources for rape victims.
State
by State Resources
http://www.4woman.gov/violence/state.cfm
State by
state resources. These are not rape crisis centers. Rather they
are the coalitions that help coordinate the rape crisis centers.
National
Sexual Violence Resource Center
http://www.nsvrc.org/
The National
Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is a comprehensive collection
and distribution center for information, statistics, and resources
related to sexual violence.
Personal
Rape Survivor Websites
The survivor
community exists largely online in the form of personal sites and
support message boards.
Welcome
to Barbados
http://welcometobarbados.org/
Welcome to Barbados
is a Tori Amos inspired site for rape and sexual abuse survivors.
This site is particularly visually appealing and well developed.
Escaping
Hades
http://escapinghades.pandys.org/
A rape and sexual
abuse survivors site. This site was created by one of the founders
of the message board pandora's aquarium.
"In
Greek Mythology, Persephone is the goddess of spring. According
to her story, she was abducted, raped and taken to the underworld
by Hades, the lord of the underworld. When her mother, Demeter,
found out what had happened to Persephone, she convinced Zeus to
force Hades to release her. Before Persephone could leave, Hades
made her eat a pomegranate, which meant that she would have to return
to the underworld for one-third of the year. According to the legend,
the time Persephone spends in the underworld is the time in which
there is winter on the earth. Because Persephone made it out of
the underworld, she can be called the first rape survivor. As rape
survivors we can take comfort from the knowledge that although winter
is hard, there is always spring around the corner."
Aphrodite
Wounded
http://www.pandys.org/aphroditewounded/
Aphrodite Wounded
is a support site for women who have experienced rape/sexual assault
in marriage or by another male partner
Surviving
to Thriving
http://www.survivingtothriving.org/
An upbeat site
for survivors of sexual assault. This is a site for female and male
survivors of sexual violence, including rape, attempted rape, sexual
abuse and incest as well as the people who support them. In these
pages, you will find my story and the stories of other rape and
sexual assault survivors who have chosen to share theirs, as well
as information, including pages on healing, medical and legal information
for rape and sexual assault survivors, and sections for child sexual
abuse and male survivors.
PANdora's
Box
http://www.prevent-abuse-now.com/sitemap.htm
A well
organized site with research as well as crisis information on victim's
services oriented around child sexual assault.
Welcome
to Emergence
http://www.angelfire.com/or/emergence/
Welcome to Emergence
is another attractive site adorned with Pre-Raphaelite art works.
It is an homage to Tori Amos (founder of RAINN) as well.
"I hope
that somehow, at sometime, someone else finds a piece of their own
strength and determination, and sees in the mirror their own beautiful
reflection.”
A
directory of trauma resources
A
directory of rape crisis syndrome resources and community links
from Pandora's Aquarium
Updated Links:
Find
a rape crisis center near you:
Chapel
Hill, Raleigh and Durham, N.C.
Return
to menu for updated link
To
access How
to help rape victims please
click here.
Rape
Crisis Message Boards
This
section is moving to it's own
page!
please
click here
to view.
Suicide
hotlines call 1-800-273-TALK Updated link
To
view Louisiana rape crisis center information click here.
