West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services

Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

 

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

 

Survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones can find support through RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline, available by phone (800-656-HOPE) and online in English (online.rainn.org) and Spanish (rainn.org/es). It’s free, confidential, and 24/7.

 

 

By Phone

If you need support, call 800-656-HOPE, and you will be connected to a rape crisis center near your area. RAINN's free hotline number enables victims anywhere in West Virginia to call the hotline and, through a telephone routing system that maintains the confidentiality of callers, be connected to the first available rape crisis center nearest them. When a caller dials the hotline, a computer scans the area code and first three digits of the caller's phone number and then automatically connects the caller to the nearest RAINN member center. (West Virginia rape crisis centers are members of RAINN.) If the phone line at the nearest center is busy, the call is re-routed to the next closest center until a connection is made.

 

 

Through the Online Hotline

The National Sexual Assault Online Hotline is a secure web-based crisis hotline providing live and anonymous support through an interface as intuitive as instant messaging. If you would like to learn more about this innovative service and watch our informational video, You're Not Alone, please visit RAINN's Online Hotline page.

 

 

Through the RAINN App

The RAINN app offers survivors of sexual violence and their loved ones support, self-care tools, and information to help manage the effects of trauma. Users can access RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline via phone or online chat, as well as the HelpRoom, which is an anonymous, moderated peer-to-peer chat for survivors who would like to discuss their healing and support others. The app also offers a self-care section with a variety of exercises, dozens of articles with helpful information on sexual violence, finding and giving support, and healing, and a survivor stories section, where members of the RAINN Speakers Bureau share their own stories of hope and healing. The app is free and easy to download, just search “RAINN” in the App Store or Google Play on your smartphone or tablet.

 

 

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