Also called: Also called: Sexual assault
Rape happens when a person has sex that he or she didn't agree to. It includes intercourse in the vagina, anus or mouth. Sometimes it happens when one person forces another to have sex. Sometimes this involves violence. It can also happen when the victim can't think clearly due to drugs or alcohol.
Rape is a felony offense. This means it is one the worst crimes a person can commit. Rape can happen to men, women or children. It causes both physical and emotional harm. If you have been raped, it's important to get away as fast as you can. Then call 911 or the police or get to the nearest hospital.
National Women's Health Information Center
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Rape: What to Do If You Are Raped(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/crisis/314.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/healthy/crisis/314.printerview.html
- Sexual Assault(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/sexual-assault.cfm
- Rape and Date Rape(Cleveland Clinic Foundation) - http://my.clevelandclinic.org/healthy_living/violence/hic_rape_and_date_rape.aspx
- Self-Defense(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/self_defense.html
- Answers in the Aftermath(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA05-4027/lovedoneforprint.asp
- Common Reactions After Trauma(National Center for PTSD, Dept. of Veterans Affairs) - http://ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_commonreactions.html
- Supporting the Survivor(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA05-4028/victimforprint.asp
- Date Rape Drugs(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/faq/date-rape-drugs.cfm
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Rohypnol and GHB(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/RohypnolGHB.html
Also available in Spanish http://www.nida.nih.gov/Infofacts/Rohypnol-Sp.html
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Rape(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/condition=%22Rape%22
- Article: Inmate's HIV-transmission, disclosure complaint dismissed. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19348072&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Sexual violence and use of contraception among women with unwanted... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19271397&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Factors associated with suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19255075&tool=MedlinePlus
- Rape -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=rape[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt]+OR+case+reports[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- Definitions of Sexual Assault(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZMR97EKEC&sub_cat=351
- Sexual Violence Prevention: Resource Information(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/SV/svp-resources.htm
- Violence against Women: State Domestic Violence Resources(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://womenshealth.gov/violence/state/
- Dept. of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women - http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/
- MaleSurvivor: National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization - http://www.malesurvivor.org/
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/injury/
- National Center for PTSD - http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/
- Rape Rates(Dept. of Justice) - http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/rape.htm
- Sexual Violence(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - Links to PDF - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/SV/SVDataSheet.pdf
- Date Rape(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/date_rape.html
- What Is Rape and Date Rape?(National Women's Health Information Center) - http://www.girlshealth.gov/safety/saferelationships/daterape.cfm
- Male Sexual Victimization Myths & Facts(MaleSurvivor: National Organization against Male Sexual Victimization) - http://www.malesurvivor.org/myths.html
- Men and Sexual Trauma(National Center for PTSD, Dept. of Veterans Affairs) - http://ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_male_sexual_assault.html
- Sexual Assault against Females(National Center for PTSD) - http://ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_female_sex_assault.html
- Domestic Violence - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/domesticviolence.html
- Injuries and Wounds - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/injuriesandwounds.html
- Social/Family Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/socialfamilyissues.html
- Women - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/women.html