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In light of the harassment allegations and stories coming out this I wanted to compile a list of resources for victims. What is happenign is hard and it takes amazing strength to come forward. These resources are meant to help anyone who has been a victim.
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The Games and Online Harassment Hotline is a free, text message-based, confidential emotional support hotline. This Hotline was specifically created for the gaming community.
https://gameshotline.org/about/
https://gameshotline.org/about/
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network(RAINN) A long standing support hotline for those who have faced sexual abuse. They have a 24 hour hotline for victims as well as many other resources:
https://www.rainn.org/
https://www.rainn.org/
National Sexual Violence Resource Center, a nonprofit that provides tools and resources to prevent and respond to sexual violence.
https://www.nsvrc.org/
https://www.nsvrc.org/
WomensLaw provides information that is relevant to people of all genders, not just women. Their hotline provides legal information to anyone who reaches out with legal questions regarding domestic violence, sexual violence among other legal topics.
https://www.womenslaw.org/
https://www.womenslaw.org/
Workplaces Respond - A Resource Center educates and builds collaborations among employers, workers, and unions to prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual harassment & violence, trafficking, stalking, and exploitation impacting the workplace. https://www.workplacesrespond.org/
Anti-Violence Project -AVP empowers LGBTQIA+ communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and supports survivors through counseling and advocacy. They have LGBTQIA+ resource for all types of abuse https://avp.org/
Darkness to Light empowers adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse through awareness, education, and stigma reduction https://www.d2l.org/
Sidran Institute - This has assorted hotlines for people in different countries who need to reach out. https://www.sidran.org/hotlines/
This list is also a great resource: https://greatist.com/live/sexual-assault-survivor-resources#hotlines-and-call-centers
TakeThis also has an amazing list of mental health resources: https://www.takethis.org/mental-health-resources/
A special thanks to @UncertainMem and @k_kinzel for helping to put this together.
And @KelliNDunlap
