A serious human rights violation that cuts across national boundaries, cultural norms, and social classes is rape. It is a widespread problem that destroys both people and communities, and because of…

RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE, online.rainn.org y rainn.org/es) in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice. RAINN is also working to clear the backlog of at least 100,000 untested rape kits. If tested, the backlog of rape kits can hold more rapists accountable and give all victims an equal chance for justice.

An 11-year Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner walks us through the contents of a rape kit and the steps of the evidence-collection process.

23 slide Powerpoint on healthy vs. unhealthy teen relationships. 3 short videos have been included within the Powerpoint. Warning signs, teen dating power and control wheel, cycle of abuse. Rape and assault are also covered with statistics and how to protect yourself.

A small percentage of college students commit most of the rapes on campus. Research suggests that the attitudes of male friends can either lead men to commit rape or stop them.

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Each time the victim of sexual violence gets asked what they were wearing, it heartlessly implies that he or she was responsible for the assault and could have prevented it. Victim blaming drives responsibility away from a perpetrator and puts it on the victim's shoulders. To fight against the myth that sexual assault could be prevented by the victim alone, art exhibit displaying what victims were wearing during the assault was created.

if you’re a parent of a child entering his/her teen years or heading off to college, you should know that kids this age are especially vulnerable to sexual assault and should have a talk with their parents on the topic.

Photo by Kristy Phan On Wednesday April 26, nearly a hundred pairs of denim lay on the grassy slopes of the Meyerhoff Park lawn in front of Kerckhoff Hall. This display was organized in honor of Denim

With some help from K Street, fraternities and sororities are pushing for a bill that advocates for assault victims hate.

How do we ensure children and teens know about consent? Here’s a guide to changing the culture early to prevent sexual assault

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We can help survivors overcome the stigma of rape and sexual assault by standing with them. And these sexual assault quotes will inspire you to fight the good fight.

There is no doubt that Rape Culture is installed within religions and Islam is not an exception. Lately, “honorable Islamic scholar,” Nouman Ali Khan (NAK) was exposed as sexual predato…

If you've been considering disclosing the sexual abuse that happened to you as a child, here are some reasons I think you should.

It is never too early to start teaching consent to children. With sexual assault and rape prevalent today, start these lessons with young kids.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Each year, my school district invites a speaker from our local rape crisis center to talk to all of our students about Body Safety. Legally speaking, it fulfills our state mandate for Erin’s Law, but generally speaking, I believe it is very important information for our students to know. Unfortunately, sexual ...

When Tim learned his girlfriend, Marina, had been sexually assaulted, he saw how sex was scary for her. They decided to work through the sexual trauma from her rape together (Trigger Warning).

Can all colleges everywhere please talk about sexual assault prevention like this?

The devastating emotional effects of childhood sexual abuse often reverberate through survivors' adult relationships.

Particularizing "rape on campus" in the search for real and lasting prevention and solutions will not solve the problem of rape on campus. The culture that enables rape is the broader one of male dominance, violence and exploitation.

Katie Rapp, a soldier who reported sexual harassment while she was deployed in Afghanistan in 2011-2012, recorded her four-hour interview with a sexual assault investigator and provided it exclusively to BuzzFeed News.

A majority of women experience a type of paralysis called tonic immobility during a sexual assault, a new study finds.

"It just sums up all the raw emotions I've felt over the years."

An article about Sexual Harassment Awareness and What Consent Means