These resources can help make your campus more proactive against sexual assault. If you have questions, contact the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund.

Selected Organizations and Emergency Services

Campus Outreach Services Inc.
109 Summer Hill Lane
St. Davids, PA 19087
Phone: 610/989-0651

National Sexual Violence Resource Center
123 N. Enola Dr.
Enola, PA 17025
Toll free: 877/739-3895
Provides 24-hour access to information, resources, and research about sexual assault.

Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
635-B Pennsylvania Ave. S.E.
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202/544-1034

National Sexual Assault Hotline
Toll free: 800/656-HOPE (4673)
This number is associated with RAINN and will connect you to your local rape crisis center.

SAFER (Students Active for Ending Rape)
28 E. 35th St.
New York, NY 10016
212/725-3710

Security on Campus
133 Ivy Lane, Ste. 200
King of Prussia, PA 19406-2101
Toll free: 888-251-7959
Nonprofit organization that helps make campuses safer for students.

The Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA)
P.O. Box 6880
Charlottesville, VA 22906
Office: 434/295-7273
Hotline: 434/977-7273

Victim Rights Law Center
18 Tremont St., Ste 902
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617/399-6720

Federal Government Resources

U.S. Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights
Customer Service Team
550 12th St. S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-1100
Phone: 800/421-3481

U.S. Department of Justice
National Institute of Justice
810 7th St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20531
The Violence Against Women and Family Violenceoffice is part of the National Institute of Justice.

U.S. Department of Justice
Office on Violence Against Women
810 7th St. N.W.
Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202/307-6026

Check out The Revised Sexual Harassment Guidance: Harassment of Students by School Employees, Other Students, or Third Parties (U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, 2001).

Be sure to read The Sexual Victimization of College Women, by Bonnie S. Fisher, Francis T. Cullen, and Michael G. Turner (U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice,2000.

Selected Publications

"How to Hide Gang Rapes," by Alfred S. Alschuler. Describes how one campus hid a brutal gang rape and carries lessons for what all campuses should do differently.

"A Night Out Alone," from Her Wits About Her: Self Defense Success Stories by Women, by D. Caignon & G. Groves (New York: Harper Row, 1987). Story of a coed who was attacked while walking across campus but fought off her attacker and escaped without any physical scars.

"Confession of a Date Rapist," by Jack M. Describes what a date rapist did, how he did it, and why. Provides clues to victims for recognizing date rapists.

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