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The Rape
Rape

Rape, also referred to as sexual assault, is an assault by a person involving sexual intercourse with or sexual penetration of another person without that person's consent....
, Abuse
Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual acts by one person upon another. The offender is referred to as a molester/molestor/ abuser/sexual abuser....
 and Incest
Incest

Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons that is illegal or socially taboo. The type of sexual activity and the nature of the relationship between persons that constitutes a breach of law or social taboo vary with culture and jurisdiction....
 National Network (RAINN), is the largest anti-sexual assault
Sexual assault

Sexual assault is is an assault of a sexual nature on another person. Although sexual assaults most frequently are by a man on a woman, it may be by a man on a man, woman on a man or woman on a woman....
 organization in the United States of America. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline
Hotline

In telecommunication, a hotline is a Point-to-point information transfer Data link in which a call is automatically directed to the preselected destination without any additional action by the User when the end instrument goes off-hook....
 and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims, and to ensure that rapists are brought to justice.

The National Sexual Assault Hotline (1.800.656-HOPE) is a partnership of more than 1,100 local rape crisis centers that provides sexual assault victims with free, confidential services around the clock.






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The Rape
Rape

Rape, also referred to as sexual assault, is an assault by a person involving sexual intercourse with or sexual penetration of another person without that person's consent....
, Abuse
Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual acts by one person upon another. The offender is referred to as a molester/molestor/ abuser/sexual abuser....
 and Incest
Incest

Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons that is illegal or socially taboo. The type of sexual activity and the nature of the relationship between persons that constitutes a breach of law or social taboo vary with culture and jurisdiction....
 National Network (RAINN), is the largest anti-sexual assault
Sexual assault

Sexual assault is is an assault of a sexual nature on another person. Although sexual assaults most frequently are by a man on a woman, it may be by a man on a man, woman on a man or woman on a woman....
 organization in the United States of America. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline
Hotline

In telecommunication, a hotline is a Point-to-point information transfer Data link in which a call is automatically directed to the preselected destination without any additional action by the User when the end instrument goes off-hook....
 and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims, and to ensure that rapists are brought to justice.

The National Sexual Assault Hotline (1.800.656-HOPE) is a partnership of more than 1,100 local rape crisis centers that provides sexual assault victims with free, confidential services around the clock. The hotline helps 140,000 sexual assault victims a year and has had more than one million calls since 1994. The National Sexual Assault Online Hotline, currently in its pilot phase at , is the first secure web-based crisis hotline providing live and anonymous support in an instant messaging format.

See also

  • List of anti-sexual assault organizations in the United States
    List of anti-sexual assault organizations in the United States

    The following is a list of anti-sexual assault organizations in the United States. These organizations typically support the rape crisis centers in their state or nation-wide....
  • RAINN Day
    RAINN Day

    RAINN Day is the Rape, Sexual Abuse and Incest National Network's annual campaign to stop sexual assault on college campuses. RAINN Day 2009 is scheduled for Thursday, September 24, 2009....
    , an annual event on college campuses


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