If you’ve experienced abuse—especially by someone in authority—you deserve support that is safe, confidential, and on your terms.
This page is a starting point. It includes crisis support, reporting options, and practical guidance for what to do next.
Emergency: If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
This site is not emergency services and cannot provide immediate protection in urgent situations.
Get help right now
If you need confidential support after sexual assault or abuse
RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline (24/7): 800-656-HOPE (4673)
Text: HOPE to 64673
Online chat: available through RAINN
If the situation involves trafficking
National Human Trafficking Hotline (24/7): 1-888-373-7888
Text: 233733
Chat: available via the hotline website
If the abuse involves online exploitation or explicit images of a minor
NCMEC CyberTipline: The nation’s centralized system to report online exploitation of children.
24-hour hotline: 1-800-843-5678
You can also make a report online through CyberTipline.
If you’re overwhelmed, panicking, or thinking about self-harm
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call/text/chat 988 (24/7).
If you are experiencing domestic violence / coercion
National Domestic Violence Hotline (24/7): 800-799-SAFE (7233)
Text: START to 88788
Chat is available on their website.
Digital safety (if someone monitors your phone/computer)
If you’re worried someone could check your browsing:
- Use a safer device (a friend’s phone, a library computer, or a work device you control)
- Consider private/incognito mode
- Clear browser history after visiting sensitive pages
The National Domestic Violence Hotline also warns that internet usage can be monitored and encourages clearing history after visiting support sites.
What reporting can do (besides helping you)
Reporting can:
- create a record that may help connect patterns over time
- trigger safeguards that reduce access to children
- make it easier for someone else to be believed later
- shift the burden of secrecy off the survivor and onto the system that failed them
If you’re not ready to report today, documenting what happened can still be a meaningful step.
How this site helps (in a safer, private way)
This site is designed as a private bridge between silence and reporting.
- Private intake only (we do not publish names or accusations)
- Minimal information (skip anything you’re not ready to answer)
- Optional contact (you choose whether we can follow up)
- No file uploads (text-only reporting)
Limits (important): We can’t guarantee anonymity in every legal circumstance (for example, a valid court order). We also cannot provide emergency response or legal representation.
What to include if you decide to report
You don’t need perfect recall. Approximate details are okay.
Helpful information:
- Your age/grade at the time (or range)
- Approximate timeframe (year range / grade range)
- Setting (home, church, school, youth group, counseling, sports, etc.)
- The person’s role (pastor, teacher, parent, coach, volunteer)
- Whether they currently have access to children
- Any grooming patterns: secrecy, isolation, gifts, “special relationship,” boundary-testing
- Whether you suspect other possible victims
If the abuser was an authority figure (pastor/teacher/coach)
Authority adds real pressure: fear of not being believed, social retaliation, “protect the institution,” spiritual manipulation.
A practical approach many survivors find safer:
- Confidential support first (RAINN or a local advocate)
- Report where a child may be protected (DCS/law enforcement if a minor is at risk)
- If you choose: inform an institution only through a safe channel (not the abuser, not their close allies)
You don’t have to do this alone—hotlines can help you plan a safer sequence.
If you’re supporting someone else
If a friend or loved one discloses:
- Believe them and thank them for trusting you
- Don’t pressure details; let them set the pace
- Ask what they need right now (safety, support, medical care, reporting help)
- Offer to sit with them while they call a hotline or make a report