After Sexual Assault

AfterSexual AssaultA Recovery guide for SurvivorsSAFE HORIZON24-Hour Hotline: 212 227 HORIZON hopes this guide will help the recoveryof anyone whose life has been affected by a sexualassault. The Rape Crisis Program at Safe Horizon providesindividual and group counseling, workshops, support,practical assistance, and information to victims of sexualassault and their of ContentsYou Have Survived a Trauma ..1 Survivor s Bill of Rights ..3 Facts about Sexual Assault ..4 What to Do to Help Yourself ..5 Your Response to Sexual Assault ..9 Counseling ..11 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ..13 Some Additional Information ..15 Survivor s Measure of Growth ..17 How to Contact Safe Horizon ..19 You Have Survived a TraumaRape and Sexual Assault are traumatic experiences thatmay interrupt your life at home, at work, and at school,affecting your relationships with friends , family , and guide can help you to begin sorting out youremotions and concerns and to understand the facts sur-rounding Sexual have survived, and now you can begin torecover.

affecting your relationships with friends, family, and co-workers. This guide can help you to begin sorting out your emotions and concerns and to understand the facts sur-rounding sexual assault. You have survived, and now you can begin to recover. Although this process is often slow and confus-ing, with understanding and persistence you can accom-

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