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RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline

Free, confidential, 24/7 support for survivors. RAINN can provide crisis support, answer questions, and help connect you with local medical, counseling, legal, and advocacy services.

VictimConnect Resource Center

A confidential resource center that helps crime victims understand their options and find local services, advocacy, legal resources, and other support.

NSVRC Find Help

Find local rape crisis centers and state sexual assault coalitions throughout the United States. Local programs may provide advocacy, medical accompaniment, counseling referrals, and help navigating reporting or legal systems.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Confidential support, safety planning, information, and local resources for people experiencing abuse within a relationship, including coercion, sexual violence, stalking, and controlling behavior.

RAINN — If You’ve Been Assaulted

Clear information about medical care, forensic exams, reporting options, evidence preservation, and what survivors may expect after an assault.

SAFEta National Protocol

National guidance for sexual assault forensic examinations. SAFEta emphasizes informed consent, trauma-informed care, patient autonomy, trained examiners, and a survivor’s right to understand or decline portions of an examination.

End the Backlog — Locating an Evidence Kit

Guidance for survivors across the U.S. on asking about a sexual assault evidence kit, finding state tracking systems, and requesting updates. Tracking options and access rules vary by state.

RAINN — Forensic Exams & Costs

A national guide to sexual assault forensic exams: what to expect, consent during the exam, evidence collection, and exam-cost protections. Includes where to seek help if you receive a bill.

RAINN State Law Database

State-by-state information about consent laws, sexual assault definitions, confidentiality, criminal statutes of limitations, mandatory reporting, DNA evidence laws, and other survivor-related legal issues.

RAINN — Understanding Statutes of Limitations

Explains how criminal statutes of limitations work, how they differ by state and circumstance, and why reporting a crime is not always the same thing as starting a prosecution.

WomensLaw.org

Plain-language legal resources for women dealing with abuse, stalking, restraining orders, custody, divorce, housing, immigration, court procedures, and related legal concerns.

WomensLaw — Find Help in Your State

Choose your state to find local programs, shelters, legal assistance, and other services for survivors. This directory helps you identify providers serving your area.

Judyrecords: Nationwide Court Case Search

Search public U.S. court cases and lawsuits across many jurisdictions using names, keywords, or phrases. This is a court-record search, not a complete background check. Verify matches and current case details with the original court.

Office for Victims of Crime — Help for Victims

A federal resource for finding victim services, state assistance programs, compensation programs, and organizations that help survivors navigate practical needs.

Crime Victim Compensation

Information about state programs that may reimburse eligible survivors for expenses such as medical care, counseling, lost wages, and other costs related to violent crime.

Legal Services Corporation — Find Legal Aid

Find an LSC-funded civil legal aid organization by city or address. The nationwide directory connects people with local providers; income eligibility, case types, and availability vary.

VictimLaw — Victims’ Rights by Jurisdiction

Search legal resources covering crime victims’ rights under federal, state, and Tribal laws, including privacy, protection, participation in proceedings, and restitution.

Cyber Civil Rights Initiative Safety Center

Support and practical guidance for nonconsensual intimate images, sextortion, sexually explicit deepfakes, image-based abuse, and related online violations.

SPARC — Stalking Prevention, Awareness & Resource Center

Resources about stalking, documentation, technology-facilitated abuse, risk assessment, and safety planning.

Safety Net Project — Technology Safety & Privacy

A national survivor toolkit covering safer browsing, phone and account security, stalking technology, documentation, and state address confidentiality programs.

FindTreatment.gov

A confidential national locator for mental health treatment providers and facilities.

Psychology Today Therapist Directory

A searchable therapist directory with filters for location, insurance, trauma, PTSD, sexual abuse, and other specialties.

Always ask a provider directly about their experience with trauma-informed and survivor-centered care.

Start by Believing

A national campaign focused on improving how survivors are treated when they disclose abuse and teaching friends, family members, advocates, healthcare providers, and institutions how to respond supportively.

Clery Center

Information about the rights and protections available to college students affected by sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking, including institutional responsibilities and accommodations.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission — Sexual Harassment

Federal information about workplace sexual harassment, retaliation, employee protections, employer responsibilities, and filing deadlines.