Get Help for Yourself or a Friend
Always remember that You Are Not Alone!!!
One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime (14.8% completed rape; 2.8% attempted rape). A total of 17.7 million women have been victims of these crimes.[Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey, National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998.
Some more well-known rape and sexual abuse survivors include:
Maya Angelou
Tori Amos
Here are some resources to help you through!
World Wide Rape Crisis Resources
http://www.geocities.com/rapecrisisinformation/International.htm
This link is to direct you to rape crisis services all over the world - if you still can't find it after this, go to www.Yahoo.com and put in a search for rape crisis and the name of your town and state - i.e. rape crisis Rochester NY
Welcome to Barbados is a Tori Amos inspired site for rape and sexual abuse survivors.
http://www.welcometobarbados.org/
Pandora's Aquarium - A Message Board for Survivors
http://www.pandys.org/cgi-bin/pandoras/ikonboard.cgi
Help is available - Call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE or 1-800-787-3224 (TDD).
National Sexual Violence Resource Center at 1-877-739-3895 (toll free)
www.nsvrc.org (24 hr access to information, resources, and research regarding sexual assault) NSVRC does not provide information regarding VAWA grants.
"I have good days. Like if I get really good coffee ice cream with just the right amount of chocolate syrup. "
-Tori Amos