Resources
If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.
You can reach the Crisis Center of Comal County at 1.800.434.8013 or 830.620.4537.
Local resources from partners we trust:
Sexual Assault
What is Sexual Assault?
Sexual Assault is an act that stems from aggression, rage entitlement, and the determination to exercise power and sexual control over someone else. Sexual assault can happen to anyone, regardless of age, race, class, sexual orientation, or gender.
Everyone should have the right to live free of sexual violence, fear, dominance, and inequality. As a community, we must fight to erase and avoid the shame and silence of those who have experienced sexual assault.
Sexual assault is a crime motivated by a need to control, humiliate, and harm. Perpetrators use sexual assault as a weapon to hurt and dominate others. Sexual assault is forced or coerced sexual contact without consent. Consent is the presence of a clear yes, not the absence of a no.
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Rape
Incest
Child sexual abuse/molestation
Oral sex
Harassment
Exposing/flashing
Forcing a person to pose for sexual pictures
Fondling or unwanted sexual touching above and under clothing
Force which may include but is not limited to:
Use or display of a weapon
Physical battering
Immobilization of the victim
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It can be challenging to know how or what to do to help a friend or family member who has been sexually assaulted. Here are some tips on what to do when helping a victim of sexual assault:
DO allow him/her to tell you as much or as little as he/she needs to
DO be sensitive.
DO remind them it is not their fault
DO honor the victim’s autonomy
DO try to understand
DO offer resources that may be able to help
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We empower victims of sexual assault by providing:
24/7 Crisis Hot-Line
Counseling
Legal Advocacy
24/7 Victim Advocacy
Community and Professional Education
24 Hour Emergency Shelter
Case Management
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National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Assault (SCESA)
National Sexual Violence Resource Center
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault