Resources for Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Survivors

DUKE

                                                                             

 

Sexual Assault Support Services (SASS) at the Duke Women’s Center

684-3897

 

Offers advocacy (provides assistance with legal, judicial, medical, academic & residential questions), crisis intervention, individual and group counseling.

 

 

SASS after hours (after 5pm) information line

681-6882

 

Provides recorded contact information for campus & community resources for sexual assault survivors.

 

 

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

660-1000

 

Offers crisis intervention and ongoing individual and group counseling

 

 

Duke Student Health Center

681-WELL

 

Provides medical care, emergency contraception and sexually transmitted disease prevention.

 

 

Duke Hospital Emergency Department

684-2413

 

Provides medical care, emergency contraception, sexually transmitted disease prevention, & rape kit collection.

 

Duke Police (emergency)

911 (from on campus)

684-2444 (from cell)

 

 

Provides transportation to the ED, takes reports of an assault, investigates and participates in appropriate legal or judicial action. Anonymous reports are an option.

 

 

Safe Rides

684-SAFE

 

Provides safe transportation to cars parked on campus.

 

 

Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Life

684-6607

 

Provides support to members of the LGBT community who are survivors. Staff at SASS, CAPS & DCRC also trained to work with LGBT survivors.

 

 

Duke Office of Judicial Affairs

668-3853

 

See the sexual misconduct policy for reporting options.

DURHAM

                                                                             

 

Durham Crisis Response Center (24-hour, 7 day/week crisis line)

403-6562

 

Provides 24-hour crisis response services, including crisis intervention, advocacy, accompaniment to the Emergency Department, & referrals.

 

Durham Police Department

560-4427

560-4609

 

Takes reports of an assault, investigates and participates in appropriate legal or judicial action. Anonymous reports are an option.

 

Durham Regional Hospital (ED)

470-4000

470-5345

 

 

Provides medical care, emergency contraception, sexually transmitted disease prevention, and rape kit collection.

 

KIRAN

1-866-547-2646

 

Provides domestic violence & crisis services to South Asians.

 

 

North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault

919-431-0995

 

 

NATIONAL

                                                                              

 

 

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

1-800-656-HOPE

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

National crisis line provides 24-hour crisis information and referrals.

 

 

 

 

Men Can Stop Rape

1-202-265-6530

 

Provides information about working with men to end violence against women.

 

 

I’ll Rise (web blog)

 

Created by two Duke graduates, this site offers a safe & anonymous forum for survivors and allies to share their stories.

 

 

Campus Violence Prevention Program at UC Davis

Provides more links for resources, information and prevention

 

The Date Rape Drug and 'Roofies'

Roofies: The New "Date Rape" Drug of Choice

 

The Survivor's Page

 

Rape Recovery Help & Info Page Hope for Healing

 

Rape Victim Advocates

 

Provides information, links, and a bibliography

 

Sexual Assault Support Services in Eugene, Oregon

 

A good source of information in a variety of categories (due to limited resources, please do not contact them for additional information unless you are an Oregon resident)

 

Violence prevention and Intimate partner violence awareness tool

Two thorough, quick glimpses of relationship violence in the U.S. provided by the American Medical Association.

 

Rape Coverage: Shifting the Blame

 

How the media can portray the victim and assailants of a controversial date rape case

 

Sexual Assault Interactive Theatre homepage

 

Shattered Love Broken Lives

 

A collection of articles and stories from victims of domestic violence, plus general information

 

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse

Lots of general information and links, including Fact Sheets and Organizations on rape, sexual assault, and harrassment 

 

NOW and Violence Against Women

 

 

The Feminist Majority

 

Includes a comprehensive list of rape, sexual assault, and violence against resources, with links

 

Survival Adult Abuse Center, inc. at the Missouri Victim Assistance Network

 

Goal is to end the cycle of violence and promote healthy relationships, provides lots of information on domestic violence, and additional links

 

The National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape

 

Strives to bring about social, legal, political, psychological, economic, and religious change through their vast resource network of information and support, in order to make intimate relationships truly egalitarian

   

 

 

Resources

 

 

 

Ethical Definitions of Sexual Assault & Rape

          

 

Understanding

Survivors' Experiences

        

 

Healing: Taking

Care of Yourself

        

 

What Do I Say to Someone Who Has Experienced Violence?

        

 

Special considerations for diverse population

        

 

Risk Reduction

& Prevention

        

 

Organizational Resources for Survivors

        

 

Recommended Readings

        

 

 

 

 

        

 

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