RAINN

RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, is the largest anti-sexual-assault organization in the United States. It was ranked as one of “America’s 100 Best Charities” by Worth magazine in 2001.

National Sexual Assault Hotline
RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656-HOPE. It's 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.

National Sexual Assault Online Hotline
The National Sexual Assault Online Hotline, developed by RAINN and currently in its pilot phase at www.rainn.org, is the first secure web-based crisis hotline providing live and anonymous support through an interface as intuitive as instant messaging.

Reaching policymakers and the media
RAINN reaches millions of Americans each month with information about sexual assault prevention, recovery, and prosecution. The organization is a frequent resource for television, radio, and print news outlets &mdash; as well as local, state, and national policymakers, law enforcement and rape treatment professionals &mdash; on issues related to rape and sexual assault.

Education to prevent sexual assault
RAINN uses its extensive entertainment industry and community-based relationships to put critical information into the hands of young women and men at concerts, on campus, and in communities.

RAINN educates more than 120 million North Americans each year about sexual assault.

RAINN publicizes their hotline's free, confidential services; educates the public about sexual assault; and leads national efforts to improve services to victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.