Reluctance to divulge sexual assault for fear of disbelief

Many women, men, girls, and boys that are raped, molested, or otherwise sexually abused are afraid to come forward because coming forward makes them vulnerable to double victimization: scrutiny of their own sex lives, accusations of making false allegations, accusations of being themselves to blame.

This is particularly problematic when threats of violence against the youngest victims of sexual abuse are involved. What three-year-old, for example, would be willing to tell that her father had raped her if he'd also threatened to kill her mother if she ever sought help?

Contributed by Arielle Eirienne, Power.of.Purpose! Communications

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National Sexual Assault Hotline

The idea behind the national hotline is that a victim of assault can cloister him or herself away in her room and yet still reach someone in the outside world guaranteed to listen patiently and provid...

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Changing the tide

One way to deal with the reluctance to divulge an experience of sexual abuse is simply to reveal it, bit by bit, to the outside world. One might start by telling close friends or counselors that she ...

Online Hotline

As the world, and particularly teenagers, gravitates toward the Internet, it's become increasingly important to incorporate online solutions. RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, has est...

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