National Sexual Assault Hotline- Call 1-800-656-4673 open 24 hours a day
National Center for Victims of Crime- 855-4-VICTIM/VICTIM CONNECT 484-2846
National Organization or Victim Assistance (NOVA)- 800-TRY-NOVA 879-6682
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) 800-851-3420
RAINN-Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network- www.rainn.org
NSVRC-National Sexual Violence Resource Center- www.nsvrc.org
No More- www.nomore.org
Joyful Heart Foundation- www.joyfulheartfoundation.org
The Mama Bear Effect-www.themamabeareffect.org
Darkness 2 Light- www.D2L.org
DrugRehab.com- https://www.drugrehab.com/guides/domestic-abuse/
For locals to NW Georgia:
Sexual Assault Center of NWGA-
24 Hour Crisis Hotline (866) 655-862
Get to a safe place
Call 911 if you want to report your assault
Call you local rape crisis center
Do Not shower, change clothes, or apply medication
Do not wash or destroy clothing or bedding
Do not disturb anything at the crime scene
Try to remember everything you can about the attacker: voice, hair, clothes, scars, tattoos.
Seek medical attention
Take time to heal
Believe the victim
Provide protection
Be available
Listen. Do not judge.
Give comfort and support
Stand by the victim’s decision to call the police, to contact a sexual assault center, to go to the hospital, or to not report the assault at all.
Be supportive-not controlling
Encourage counseling
Learn about PTSD
Acknowledge your own feelings about the assault
