Nights out
Drink spiking & assault at a bar or club
Some drugs leave your body fast, so go to an ER quickly and ask for testing. Save your receipt, texts and the venue name. Venues can be responsible for unsafe conditions.
Help · Resources · Your rights
You're not alone, baddie.
A night out, a ride home, a campus, a job, a relationship, a photo posted online — whatever happened, it matters and it wasn't your fault. Here's who can help, on your terms.
Resources for what you're going through
Free and confidential. You don't have to have reported anything, and you don't need the right words for it.
Sexual assault
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline
24/7 support, connections to local centers, and help with a medical exam if you want one.
Rideshare
Something happened in an Uber or Lyft
Get safe first. If you can, screenshot your trip receipt and driver details before they disappear from the app. You can decide later whether to report.
Relationship abuse
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Safety planning, shelter and leaving — including control, threats, and someone messing with your birth control.
800-799-7233 · Text START to 88788
Dating abuse · ages 13–26
love is respect
For figuring out whether what's happening in your relationship is okay.
866-331-9474 · Text LOVEIS to 22522
Images shared without consent
Revenge porn, deepfakes & sextortion
Under the federal TAKE IT DOWN Act, platforms must remove intimate images — real or AI-made — within 48 hours of your request. Don't pay anyone threatening you.
StopNCII.org · CCRI 844-878-2274 · Under 18 in the image: Take It Down
School & college
Assault or harassment at school
Before you tell anyone at your school, know who they work for. Title IX staff are school employees, and a school process is not a police report.
Work
Sexual harassment on the job
Write down what happened, when, and who saw it. Retaliation for reporting is illegal. Filing deadlines can be as short as 180 days.
Trafficking
National Human Trafficking Hotline
If someone — even a boyfriend or friend — controls your money, phone or ID, or pressures you into sex for money, you can get confidential help.
888-373-7888 · Text 233733
Stalking & any crime
VictimConnect Resource Center
Help understanding your options after any crime, including online and in-person stalking.
Your mental health
988 & Crisis Text Line
Anxiety, panic, not sleeping, feeling numb — it's a normal response to what you went through. You can talk to someone tonight.
Call or text 988 · Text HOME to 741741
Assaulted at school?
What is Title IX — and who does it work for?
Title IX is a 1972 federal law that bans sex discrimination at schools that get federal money — which includes sexual assault and harassment. Every one of those schools has a Title IX office. It sounds like it's there for you. But here's what most students aren't told.
Title IX staff work for the school
The Title IX coordinator, investigators and hearing officers are paid by your college. The school also has its own reputation, funding and legal exposure to protect.
It's not a police report
A Title IX case is a school discipline process. The worst that can happen to the person who hurt you is suspension or expulsion — no criminal charges, no jail. Only police and prosecutors can bring charges.
Telling staff may start a report
Many professors, coaches and RAs are required to pass what you tell them to the Title IX office. Campus counselors and health center staff are usually confidential. Ask before you share.
Your options, side by side
| Campus Title IX office | Police | Your own lawyer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who they work for | The school | The public / the state | You |
| What it can lead to | School discipline; class, housing or no-contact changes | Criminal investigation and charges | A civil case for compensation — including against the school |
| Confidential? | Private, but not confidential | Becomes part of an official record | Yes — attorney-client privilege |
You can use more than one. Going to the police doesn't stop you from using Title IX, and your school can't pressure you out of reporting to police. You can also get a forensic medical exam without filing a police report. If you're not sure where to start, talk to someone who works only for you first — a confidential advocate at RAINN 800-656-4673, or a lawyer.
Sexual harassment at work
If a baddie is down, we're here to help you up.
The comments, the touching, the "joke," the boss who makes your schedule depend on it — none of it is part of the job. Young women get targeted most, often in their first jobs, when it feels hardest to speak up. Here's what you should know.
HR works for the company
HR's job is to protect the business. Reporting to HR can matter, but it isn't the same as having someone in your corner. Keep copies of anything you send them.
Retaliation is illegal
Cutting your hours, a bad schedule, demotion or firing because you complained is against the law — and it can be its own claim, even separate from the harassment.
The clock is ticking
To file with the EEOC you usually have 180 days, or 300 days in many states. Some states give longer. Waiting too long can cost you your case.
That NDA may not stop you
Federal laws passed in 2022 limit forced arbitration and pre-signed NDAs in sexual harassment and assault cases. What you signed when you were hired may not keep you quiet.
Protect yourself starting today
1. Write down what happened, when, where, and who saw it.
2. Screenshot texts, DMs and messages to a device the company doesn't own.
3. Keep your schedules and pay stubs in case your hours suddenly change.
4. Talk to a lawyer before you sign anything or quit.
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Bar, club & venue assaultDrink spiking, unsafe premises, negligent security
Medical & therapist misconductAbuse during exams, treatment or therapy
University & fraternity assaultBy staff, or in Greek housing
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Foster care abuseAbuse while in state care
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Childhood sexual abuseIncluding survivors who are now adults
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