Sexual Assault Resources
- Rape and Sexual Assault
- The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) - Based in Washington, D.C., RAINN operates a national hotline for victims of sexual assault and connects a caller to the nearest rape crisis center, which then provides services to the victim.
- NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault - statewide alliance providing support, technical assistance to North Carolina's local programs and agencies committed to ending sexual violence.
- Teen Coalition Against Sexual Assault - great resource for teens in North Carolina; sponsored by NCCASA
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center - serves as a clearinghouse for resources and research; good links to information including research reports, news articles, and sexual assault statistics
- Center for Sex Offender Management - sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice; good links to publications, related links, and a reference library
- Child Sexual Abuse
- National Children's Alliance (formerly the National Network of Children's Advocacy Centers) - provides training, technical assistance and networking opportunities to assist communities with Children's Advocacy Centers.
- Children’s Advocacy Centers of North Carolina
- North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute - works to influence public policy in favor of all children and youth residing in North Carolina.
- Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina - statewide organization with the mission of ending child abuse in North Carolina.
- From Darkness to Light - seeks to reduce child sexual abuse nationally through education and public awareness aimed at adults.
- Survivors’ Stories
- Welcome to Barbados is a Tori Amos inspired site for rape and sexual abuse survivors.
- Escaping Hades is a site for rape and sexual abuse survivors including survivor stories and other resources.
- Victim Assistance
- NC DOC Victim Services provides information about the North Carolina Department of Correction and the services it provides to victims of crime including prisoner information, inmate releases, sex offenders, and notification about offenders.
- National Center for Victims of Crime is dedicated to helping victims of crime rebuild their lives; has great information on topics including acquaintance rape, campus crime, dating violence, male rape, child sexual abuse, and more.
- Statewide Automated Victim Assistance and Notification (SAVAN) provides information and notification to victims of crime in North Carolina, giving victims a way to check on the status of the offenders who victimized them.
- Crime Victims Compensation Program is a program provided by the state of North Carolina to reimburse citizens who suffer medical expenses and lost wages as a result of being an innocent victim of a crime committed in North Carolina.
- The North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry provides a searchable database of sex offenders as a result of the 1996 NC law that requires a person who is a resident of North Carolina and who has a reportable conviction to maintain registration with the sheriff of the county where the person resides.
- Family Watchdog allows you to type in an address and see a map showing locations of registered sex offenders in the surrounding area. Links on the map display information about the offender.
- Community Resources
- Centro: La Comunidad is a resource center serving the Latino community of Alamance County.
- Family Abuse Services
- Women’s Resource Center