Articles from Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN)

Washington, D.C., April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, marks the beginning of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM), and we’re shining the spotlight on the emerging realities, mental health impacts, and possible solutions to tech-enabled sexual abuse.

Washington, D.C., March 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yesterday, RAINN Vice President of Public Policy Stefan Turkheimer gave remarks at a Capitol Hill roundtable hosted by the First Lady and a bi-partisan group of lawmakers advocating for online protection for victims of tech-enabled sexual abuse through the Take It Down Act.

Bill Calls for Big Tech Accountability and Partnership in the Fight Against Online Sexual Violence

RAINN will use AWS generative AI to create on-demand crisis hotlines and additional support mediums. This solution will integrate RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline directly into social media, gaming, and social networking sites.

Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RAINN released the following statement after former Rep. Matt Gaetz announced that he has withdrawn from consideration to be Attorney General:

Washington, D.C., April 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 1, 2024 RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, marks the beginning of Sexual Assault Awarness and Prevention Month (SAAPM). SAAPM is a time where RAINN and our partners raise awareness of sexual violence and the role we can all take in preventing it. This April, RAINN will be sharing and honoring all the ways “We’re Here For You”— how we show up for sexual assault survivors and the community that serves them, lifting up survivor voices, and honoring our staff and volunteers who directly support them.

Washington, D.C., April 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the first day of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, applauds new guidance released today from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that requires teaching hospitals to obtain written informed consent from patients before they undergo sensitive examinations, like a pelvic, breast, rectal, or prostate exam.