National Organizations Dedicated To Addressing Sexual Assault.

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Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE. RAINN carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice. RAINN uses its extensive entertainment industry and community-based connections to educate more than 120 million Americans each year about sexual assault.
Toll-Free:  (800) 656-HOPE
Website:  www.rainn.org

MaleSurvivor, the National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization, is committed to preventing, healing, and eliminating all forms of sexual victimization of boys and men through treatment, research, education, advocacy, and activism. The organization maintains a web site (www.malesurvivor.org) that includes a wealth of information for survivors and professionals about male sexual victimization as well as a Discussion Board and live Chat Room where survivors can network and support one another, anonymously if they wish. MaleSurvivor also publishes a newsletter and sponsors periodic conferences and healing retreats.
Website:  www.malesurvivor.org

AdvocateWeb is the largest internet resource dealing with sexual misconduct, exploitation, and abuse of clients by mental health professionals, medical professionals, clergy, lawyers, educators, and law enforcement officials.  AdvocateWeb offers extensive free resources for victims, survivors, their families, friends, victim advocates, and professionals seeking to address this problem.
Website:  www.advocateweb.org

The Awareness Center is the Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault (JCASA).  JCASA is dedicated to addressing sexual violence in the Jewish communities around the world.
Toll-Free:  (443) 857-5560
Website:  www.theawarenesscenter.org

The Arizona Department of Health Services: Sexual Violence Prevention & Education provides rape prevention education to students, professionals, and community members. These interventions have covered all racial and ethnic groups throughout Arizona – including Native American and Hispanic groups.
Toll-Free:  (602) 542-7343
Website:  www.azrapeprevention.org

Barrett & Farahany represent victims of sexual assault on a nationwide basis, with an emphasis on representing women assaulted on college campuses. The attorneys provide free consultations by email or telephone.
Website:  www.barrettandfarahany.com

The Date Safe Project is committed to being a national leader in the mission to teach youth and adults that "asking first" makes all the difference in creating safer intimacy and decreasing occurrences of sexual assault. By producing interactive presentations, educational resources, and other national initiatives, we teach how a better understanding of consent leads to healthier dating and to a greater awareness of the many issues surrounding human sexuality and sexual assault.
Toll-Free: (800) 329-9650
Website:  www.thedatesafeproject.org

FaithTrust Institute is a national multifaith organization is working to end sexual and domestic violence.  WE provide communities and advocates with the tools and knowledge they need to address religious and cultural issues related to abuse.  Through training, consultation, and educational materials, we equip religious leaders sexual and domestic violence in their communities.
 Website:  www.faithtrustinstitute.org

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is a comprehensive collection and distribution center for information, statistics, and resources related to sexual violence. It serves as a resource for coalitions, rape crisis centers, allied organizations, and others working to eliminate sexual assault. The NSVRC does not provide direct services to sexual assault victims but rather supports those who do.
Toll-Free:  (877) 739-3895
Website:  http://www.nsvrc.org

SAKHI provides services for South Asian Women dealing with Domestic Violence.

Stop It Now! is a national non-profit working to prevent child sexual abuse using the tools of public health.  Since 1992, our public policy, public education, and research programs have protected children by emphasizing adult and community responsibility.
Toll-Free: (888) PREVENT
Website:  www.stopitnow.org

Security On Campus, Inc. is the only national non-profit organization devoted exclusively to providing services to the victims of violence on college campuses and to educate students. When SOC works with victims, university policies are changed for the better. 
Toll-Free:  (888) 251-7959
Website:  www.securityoncampus.org

Men Can Stop Rape mobilizes male youth to prevent men's violence against women. The organization builds young men's capacity to challenge harmful aspects of traditional masculinity, to value alternative visions of male strength, and to embrace their vital role as allies with women and girls in fostering healthy relationships and gender equity.
Offices:  (202) 265-6530
Website:  www.mencanstoprape.org

Project Respect is a youth driven multi-media prevention program focused on preventing sexual violence amongst youth aged 14-19. Positive, fun, and interactive website.
This information is valuable to all ages, gay/staight/bi, and to those who are sexually active or not. We all have the right to sexuality without violence.
Website:  www.yesmeansyes.com

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To find local rape crisis centers, click on the name of your state coalition against sexual assault and you will be forwarded to their website.  If they do not have a working website, then call the number provided.  They will be happy to help you the closest rape crisis center.

Arizona Sexual Assault Network
480 831-1986

Arkansas Coalition Against Violence to Women and Children
(800) 269-4668

California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(916) 446-2520 

Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CCASA)
1-(877) 37-CCASA

Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. (CONNSACS)
(860) 282-9881

Sexual Assault Network of Delaware (SAND) c/o CONTACT Delaware
Phone (302) 761-9800
Crisis Line for Ken/Sussex Counties: (800 )262-9800

Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
(850) 297-2000

Georgia Network to End Sexual Assault
(678) 701-2700  

Dekalb (Georgia) Rape Crisis Program
(404) 377-1429

Hawaii Coalition for the Prevention of Sexual Assault
(808) 733-9038 / (808) 733-9028

Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
(208) 384-0419

Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA)
(217) 753-4117

Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Inc. (INCASA)
(317) 423-0233

Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Iowa CASA)
(515) 244-7424

Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
(785) 232-9784

Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.
(502) 226-2704

**Rape Victims Services Inc. in Kentucky
800-928-RAPE (7273) is a 24 hour crisis line

Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault (LaFASA)
(985) 345-5995
(888) 995-7273 (Toll-free number from Louisiana)

Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(207) 626-0034

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(410) 974-4507

Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
(617) 248-0922

Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault
(816) 931-4527

Michigan Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
(517) 347-7000

Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(612) 313-2797
Toll Free: 1 (800) 964-8847

Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Department of Health - Mississippi State
(601) 987-9011

Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
(573) 634-4161

Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
(406) 443-7794

Nebraska Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Coalition (NDVSAC)
(402) 476-6256
In-state toll free hotline: (800) 876-6238

Nevada Coalition Against Sexual Violence
(702) 914-6878 not a hotline number
Crisis Hotline: (800) 656-HOPE

New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Hotline: (800) 852-3388
TDD/Voice: (800) 735-2964

New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault -NJCASA
(609) 631-4450
Hotline: (800) 601-7200

New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc.
(505) 883-8020

New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA, Inc.)
(518) 482-4222

North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA)
(919) 870-8881
(888) 737-CASA

North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services - Coalition Against Sexual Assault
(800) 472-2911
(701) 255-6240

Ohio Coalition on Sexual Assault (OCOSA)
(614) 781-1902

Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
(405) 848-1815
Toll free: (800) 522-7233

Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (OCADSV)
(503) 365-9644

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR)
(800) 692-7445
(717) 728-9740

Rhode Island Sexual Assault Coalition
phone: (401)421-4100

South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault
(803) 256-2900
Toll Free: (800)260-9293

South Dakota Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse
(605) 945-0869

Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
(615) 386-9406
Info Line: (800) 289-9018 (8 a.m. - 5 p.m. M-F)
Hotline: (800) 356-6767

Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)
(512) 474-8161

Utah - CAUSE - Coalition of Advocates for Utah Survivors' Empowerment

Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault  
(802) 223-1302

Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault (VAASA)
(434) 979-9002

Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
(360) 754-7583

West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information & Services
(304) 366-9500

Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA)
Phone/TTY: (608) 257-1516

Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault 
Hotline: (307) 235-2814

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Help! My Teen is Dating.  Real Solutions to Tough Conversations.    Mike Domitrz (WI: Awareness Publications LLC, 2007).

May I Kiss You?  A Candid Look at Dating, Communication, Respect, & Sexual Assault Awareness.  Mike Domitrz (WI: Awareness Publications LLC, 2003).

Voices of Courage: Inspiration from Survivors of Sexual Assault.  Mike Domitrz (WI: Awareness Publications LLC, 2005).

Allies in healing: When The Person You Love Was Sexually Abused As A Child. Laura Davis (NY: Harper Perennial, 1991).

The Courage to Heal Workbook- For Women and Men Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse.  Laura Davis (NY:  Harper Perennial; 1st edition, 1990).

Clandestine Confessions.  Nina Holden (Gavta Publishing, 2005).

The Date Rape Prevention Book:  The Essential Guide for Girls and Women.  Scott Lindquist (Sourcebooks Inc, 2000).

Ditch That Jerk : Dealing With Men Who Control and Hurt Women.  Pamela Jayne (Hunter House, 2000).

Emotionally Involved: The Impact of Researching Rape.  Rebecca Campbell (Routledge, 2001).

Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Your Life Back. Ginny Nicarthy (WA: Seal Press, 1997).

The Gift of Fear.  Gavin De Becker (Dell, 1998).

Growing Beyond Abuse: A Workbook for Survivors of Sexual Exploitation or Childhood Sexual Abuse.  Signe L. Nestingen and Laurel Ruth Lewis (MN:  Omni Recovery Inc., 1990).

Growing Beyond Survival: A Self-Help Toolkit for Managing Traumatic Stress.  Elizabeth G. Vermilyea (MD:  Sidran Press, 2000).

Healing the Trauma of Abuse:  A Woman's Workbook. Mary Ellen Copeland and Maxine Harris (CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2000).

Help! My Teen is Dating.  Real Solutions to Tough Conversations.    Mike Domitrz (WI: Awareness Publications LLC, 2007).  Click here to purchase.

The Hired Hand: A Case of Clergy Abuse.  Donna E. Scott (America Publishing, 2001).

I Can't Get Over It: A Handbook for Trauma Survivors, 2^nd edition.  Aphrodite Matsakis (CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1996).

I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape.  Robin Warshaw (NY: Harper Perennial, 1994).

If He is Raped: A Guidebook for Parents, Partners, Spouses, and Friends. Alan McEvoy, Debbie Rollo, and Jeff Brookings (FL: Learning Publications Inc., 2003).

If She Is Raped: A Guidebook for Husbands, Fathers, and Male Friends. Alan W. McEvoy and Jeff B. Brookings (FL: Learning Publications Inc., 1991).

If You Are Raped:  What Every Woman Needs To Know.  Kathryn M. Johnson (FL: Learning Publications Inc., 1985).

It Happened to Me: A Teen's Guide to Overcoming Sexual Abuse.  William Lee Carter (CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2002).

Male On Male Rape.  Michael Scarce (MA: Perseus Publishing, 1997).

May I Kiss You?  A Candid Look at Dating, Communication, Respect, & Sexual Assault Awareness.  Mike Domitrz (WI: Awareness Publications LLC, 2003). 
Click here to purchase.

No Secrets, No Lies:  How Black Families Can Heal From Sexual Abuse.  Robin Stone (Broadway Books, 2004).

The Other Side of Silence: Women Tell About Their Experiences With Date Rape.  Christine Carter (Avocus Publishing, 1995).

Rape in Marriage.  Diane E.H. Russell (Indiana University Press, 1990).

Reaching Men.  Strategies for Preventing Sexist Attitudes, Behaviors, and Violence.  Rus Ervin Funk (JIST Publishing, 2006).

Real Rape.  Susan Estrich (Harvard University Press, 1988).

Recovering from rape (2^nd edition).  Linda Ledray (NY:  Henry Holt and Company, 1994).

Safe Beginnings:  Protecting Our Children from Sexual Abuse.  Shirley Paceley and Orieda Horn Anderson (Blue Tower Training Center, 2003).

Secret Survivors: Uncovering Incest And Its After Effects In Women. Sue E. Blume (Ballantine Books Inc.,1997).

Sex in the Forbidden Zone: When  Men in Power – Therapists, Doctors, Clergy, Teachers and Others – Betray  Women's Trust.  Peter Rutter (Fawcett Book Group, 1996).

Sexual Assault In Context:  Teaching College Men About Gender.  Christopher Kilmartin and Alan Berkowitz (FL: Learning Publications, 2000).

Stolen Innocence.  Erin Merryn (Health Communications Inc.,  2004).

Stopping Rape:  A Challenge for Men.  Rus Ervin Funk (PA:  New Society Publishers, 1993).

Strong at the Broken Places:  Overcoming the Trauma of Childhood Abuse.  Linda Sanford (Avon Books, 1990).

Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse: Practical Self-Help for Adults Who Were Sexually Abused As Children.  Carolyn Ainscough and Kay Toon (Perseus Publishing, 2000).

Surviving the Silence: Black Women's Stories of Rape. Charlotte Pierce-Baker (W.W. Norton & Company, 2000).

Survivors and Partners:  Healing the Relationships of Sexual Abuse Survivors. Paul A. Hansen  (Heron Hill Publishing Co, 1991).

Transforming A Rape Culture (Reprint Edition).  Emilie Buchwald, Pamela R. Fletcher, and Martha Roth  (Milkweed Editions, 1995).

Trust After Trauma.  A Guide to Relationships for Survivors and Those Who Love Them.  Aphrodite Matsakis (CA: New Harbinger Publications, 1998).

The Verbally Abusive Relationship:  How to Recognize It and How to Respond.  Patrician Evans (MA: Adams Media Corporation, 1996).

Victims No Longer: Men Recovering From Incest And Other Sexual Child Abuse, Reprint edition.  Michael Lew  (NY: Harper & Row, 1990).

Voices of Courage: Inspiration from Survivors of Sexual Assault.  Mike Domitrz (WI: Awareness Publications LLC, 2005).  Click here to purchase.

Who's Afraid Of The Dark? A Forum Of Truth, Support, And Assurance For Those Affected By Rape.  Cynthia Carosella (NY: Harper Perennial, 1995).

You Are Not Alone: Guide For Battered Women.  Linda P. Rouse (FL: Learning Publications Inc., 1986).

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