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A Guide for Friends & Family of Sexual Violence Survivors

You Are Not Alone. Help and Information Are Available.

This resource is designed to guide survivors of sexual violence, their loved ones, and allies through the process of healing, support, and justice. Whether you're facing an immediate concern or seeking to understand long-term options, you'll find compassionate and clear information across each topic below.

📞 Need Help Right Now?
If you have experienced sexual violence and are seeking help or would like more information, please contact:

  • North Carolina SAVAN (Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification):
    1-877-NC SAVAN (1-877-627-2826)

  • RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network):
    1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673) available nationwide, 24/7

These services are free, confidential, and available to anyone affected by sexual violence.

Guidance for Survivors and Supporters

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Immediate Concerns

What to do in the first hours after an assault: safety, support, and next steps.

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How can you help?

What to do in the first hours after an assault: safety, support, and next steps.

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Responding to Child Sexual Abuse

How to support your child after they disclose abuse with care, patience, and trust.

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Effects of the Assault

Understanding the many ways survivors may react emotionally, physically, and over time.

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Reactions to sexual assault

Common emotional and physical effects survivors may experience and how healing is possible.

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Understanding Sexual Violence

What sexual violence is, who it affects, and how communities can help prevent it.

“1 in 3 women in the U.S. have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime”

What can you do to Prevent Sexual Violence?

Protecting children starts with awareness. By learning how child sex trafficking happens and who it affects, you can take informed steps to safeguard your family and help create safer communities for everyone.

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Child Sexual Abuse

Protecting children starts with awareness. By learning how child sex trafficking happens and who it affects, you can take informed steps to safeguard your family and help create safer communities for everyone.

Teens Experience with Sexual Violence

Protecting children starts with awareness. By learning how child sex trafficking happens and who it affects, you can take informed steps to safeguard your family and help create safer communities for everyone.

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Male Survivors of Sexual Assault

Protecting children starts with awareness. By learning how child sex trafficking happens and who it affects, you can take informed steps to safeguard your family and help create safer communities for everyone.

“1 in 4 men in the U.S. have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime”

Questions & Answers 

Protecting children starts with awareness. By learning how child sex trafficking happens and who it affects, you can take informed steps to safeguard your family and help create safer communities for everyone.

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Protecting children starts with awareness. By learning how child sex trafficking happens and who it affects, you can take informed steps to safeguard your family and help create safer communities for everyone.

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