The below content on this page provides various resources and support to our campus members and communities. To view university specific reporting procedures or to report an incident to the National Office, please see the Report an Incident page.
National Resources
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. 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.
Organization website: https://www.rainn.org/
Organization Online Hotline: https://hotline.rainn.org/online
National Sexual Assault Violence Resource Center
The NSVRC’s mission is to provide leadership in preventing and responding to sexual violence through collaboration, sharing and creating resources, and promoting research.
https://www.nsvrc.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Staffed 24 hours a day by trained counselors who can provide crisis assistance and information about shelters, legal advocacy, health care centers, and counseling.
1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
1-800-787-3224 (TDD)
WomensLaw.org
Provides information that is relevant to people of all genders, not just women. Our Email Hotline will provide legal information to anyone who reaches out with legal questions or concerns regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, or any other topic covered on WomensLaw.org.
https://www.womenslaw.org/
Resilience
A an Illinois not-for-profit organization with two primary goals: to assure that survivors of sexual assault are treated with dignity and compassion; and to effect changes in the way the legal system, medical institutions and society as a whole respond to survivors.
https://www.ourresilience.org/
NO MORE
NO MORE is dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault by increasing awareness, inspiring action and fueling culture change.
https://nomore.org
StrongHearts Native Helpline
StrongHearts Native Helpline (1-844-762-8483) is a confidential and anonymous culturally-appropriate domestic, dating and sexual violence helpline for Native Americans, available every day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. CT
https://www.strongheartshelpline.org/about-2/
Wanna Talk About It
https://www.wannatalkaboutit.com/
Hollaback! is a global, people-powered movement to end harassment — in all its forms. We believe that we all deserve to be who we are, wherever we are. We believe we all have a role to play in disrupting harassment and building a culture where it is no longer seen as “just the price you have to pay” for being a woman, LGBTQ+, a person of color, or any other marginalized identity. We teach people to take action, and to reach across their own identities to ally with others and establish a united front against harassment each time we witness it.
https://www.ihollaback.org/
Financial Abuse Resources from Annuity.org
https://www.annuity.org/financial-literacy/financial-abuse/
Sexual Assault Prevention & Resource Committee (SAPRC) Resources
Courtesy of SAPRC Chair:
- Self-care Coloring book - Download
- Healing from Trauma Digital Workbook - Download
- Guide to Engaging with a Survivor Handbook- Download
Educational Resources:
| Title | About / Resource Link |
| Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape | Yes Means Yes will bring to the table a dazzling variety of perspectives and experiences focused on the theory that educating all people to value female sexuality and pleasure leads to viewing women differently, and ending rape. Yes Means Yes aims to have radical and far-reaching effects: from teaching men to treat women as collaborators and not conquests, encouraging men and women that women can enjoy sex instead of being shamed for it, and ultimately, that our children can inherit a world where rape is rare and swiftly punished. With commentary on public sex education, pornography, mass media, Yes Means Yes is a powerful and revolutionary anthology. |
| We Believe You: Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault Speak Out | More than 1 in 5 women and 5 percent of men are sexually assaulted at college, a shocking status quo that might have stayed largely hidden and unaddressed but for the two authors of We Believe You. In 2013, Annie E. Clark and Andrea L. Pino, then 23 and 20, building on the work of earlier activists, outed themselves as assault survivors and filed a federal complaint against the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) for mishandling such crimes; within a month, the U.S. government began to investigate UNC. Within a year, dozens of colleges were under federal investigation. But Clark and Pino rightly see themselves as two among many. Students from every kind of college and university--large and small, public and private, highly selective and less so? A sampling of their voices speak out in this book. |
| Asking for It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture--and What We Can Do about It | In Asking for It, Kate Harding answers those questions in the same blunt, bullshit-free voice that’s made her a powerhouse feminist blogger. Combining in-depth research with practical knowledge, Asking for It makes the case that twenty-first century America—where it’s estimated that out of every 100 rapes only 5 result in felony convictions—supports rapists more effectively than victims. Harding offers ideas and suggestions for addressing how we as a culture can take rape much more seriously without compromising the rights of the accused. |
| Transgender Sexual Violence Survivors: A Self-Help Guide to Healing and Understanding | Transgender Sexual Violence Survivors: A Self-Help Guide to Healing and Understanding is a substantial document that includes information about the prevalence of sexual violence against transgender/gender non-conforming individuals; lists common long- and short-term responses to trauma; addresses the question of whether there is a relationship between sexual assault and gender identity issues; discusses issues associated with WPATH Standards of Care and Informed Consent models as they relate to sexual assault survivors and how their gender identity issues are assessed; describes the typical set of services available to sexual violence survivors in their own communities, including how transgender survivors can advocate for their inclusion and/or respectful treatment within such services; provides recommended reading and resource lists of self-help books, websites, and listservs, with annotations describing how well they address transgender survivors and SOFFAs and their issues; and gives quotations from other transgender sexual violence survivors. |
| The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help | In his recent book, The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and how All Men Can Help (2006), Katz provides a provocative angle on the controversial correlation between sexism, masculinity, male dominance, and violence against women. |
| A Guide for Partners and Friends of Transgender Sexual Violence Survivors | http://forge-forward.org/wp-content/docs/partners-guide.pdf |
| Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture | Cultural critic and bestselling author Roxane Gay has edited a collection of essays that explore what it means to live in a world where women are frequently belittled and harassed due to their gender, and offers a call to arms insisting that "not that bad" must no longer be good enough. |
| Written on the Body: Letters from Trans and Non-Binary Survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence | Written by and for trans and non-binary survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, Written on the Body offers support, guidance and hope for those who struggle to find safety at home, in the body, and other unwelcoming places. This collection of letters written to body parts weaves together narratives of gender, identity, and abuse. It is the coming together of those who have been fragmented and often met with disbelief. The book holds the concerns and truths that many trans people share while offering space for dialogue and reclamation. |
| Trauma-informed: The Trauma Toolkit | A resource for service organizations and providers to deliver services that are trauma-informed (Committee has a digital copy that can be sent out upon request). |
The SAPRC is proud to acknowledge the entities who participated in SAAM and earned recognition throughout the month-long campaign to raise awareness.
2023 Jaguars Against Sexual Violence Award Winners
