Sexual Assault Survivor Support Network
The Survivor Support Network exists in three capacities:
Mental Health Services: WAI is constantly developing a network of professionals across linguistic, ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds to provide trauma-informed therapeutic services to survivors of sexual assault. More details here.
Legal Advising: WAI works with a mix of paid and pro-bono legal teams to pair survivors with the necessary support to pursue legal action against their assailants.
Medical Support: WAI maintains a network of 80+ trauma-informed gynecologists nationwide and is working to expand access and services available for survivors regardless of insurance coverage.
The Impact & Next Steps
As part of the pilot launch, WAI is introducing the Survivor Support Network in three states: DC, Hawai'i, and California impacting 233,000, 296,000, and 10,673,000 survivors respectively.
We can help
If you are a survivor of sexual violence (including sexual harassment) and are seeking mental health, medical, or legal support, please fill out the “Contact Us” form below. Upon completion, WAI will recommend relevant professionals within our Survivor Support Network who have committed to the practice of trauma-informed care.
Additional Resources
WAI is proud to support numerous organizations nationally to help provide informational, legal, and counseling assistance for sexual assault survivors and victims of domestic violence. Below is a list of resources we encourage you to enlist.
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DC Volunteer Lawyers Project provides comprehensive, pro bono legal assistance to domestic violence victims, including victims of dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and gender-based violence in the DC metropolitan area. They also represent vulnerable immigrant populations seeking humanitarian forms of immigration relief. Their intake form can be found here.
Network for Victim Recovery of DC assists survivors pro-bono with crisis advocacy, case management and legal support. Contact NVRDC’s office at 202-742-1727.
Take Back the Night provides free information nationally about your legal options for survivors of sexual harassment, assault, and rape. Their intake form is linked above. Contact their legal hotline at 567-742-8837.
Victim’s Rights Law Center provides free legal assistance for sexual assault survivors in Oregon and Massachusetts. Their staff and volunteer attorneys help ensure that survivors may stay in school; protect their privileged and confidential mental health, medical, and education records; preserve their employment; maintain safe housing; secure their immigration status; and swiftly access survivor compensation and other benefits. Call the VRLC at 617-399-6720 x19.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center provides a comprehensive list of national and state resources for survivors, including resources specific to LGBTQIA survivors.
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Know Your IX provides students with information about their rights in a Title IX case, as well as a list of pro-bono resources.
ENOUGH provides student survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment with free legal information, advice, and services. They will connect you with a volunteer Title IX expert. Request a phone appointment here.
National Women’s Law Center can help provide pro-bono legal assistance for cases of sexual harassment and discrimination, and in some circumstances assist with filing a Title IX Complaint.
Public Justice will assist with filing a Title IX Complaint and lawsuit. They operate on a contingency basis, so they are not necessarily pro-bono. You can contact the Public Justice for legal assistance at (202) 797-8600, or by email at caseintake@publicjustice.net.
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Hope Recovery is a non-profit that provides free support groups for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence both in the United States and internationally via Zoom. Groups range from Women’s Sexual Assault, Trauma Recovery, Domestic Violence, Faith-Based, Transgender and Gender Non-confirming, and Eating Disorders and Trauma. They also offer intensive trauma recovery support programs run by clinicians at a cost of $10/session. Sliding scale is available. Register for groups and workshops here.
DC Crisis Rape Center offers provides free individual and group counseling for survivors of rape, incest, and childhood sexual abuse in the DC metropolitan area. To ask questions and access individual counseling services, please contact the Intake Coordinator at rmancilla@dcrcc.org or 202-470-1188.