June 27, 2006 — We are pleased to announce that the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline Training has been approved as a National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Continuing Education Program. The course is an online distance learning program that is worth 5 Continuing Education credits....

June 8, 2006 — June is Internet Safety Month, and RAINN commemorates it by reminding everyone of how important it is to protect yourself while online. You may be at greater risk of stalking, harassment, or other crimes when you are online, because certain features that are unique to the Internet — such as the ability to access lots of information about people from many sources, in relative anonymity,...

June 2, 2006 — The June 2006 issue of Marie Claire features the magazine's list of top ten best charities. The organizations range from AIDS research to putting a woman in the White House to the work of RAINN and our affiliate crisis centers. The article mentions the National Sexual Assault Hotline as well as ...

May 31, 2006 — The latest issue of the Chicago Tribune's RedEye (5/30/06) names RAINN Advisory Board member Anne Ream as one of "Chicago's Top 40," highlighting individuals who are making a difference in Chicago. Anne is listed as one of Chicago's leaders and as someone who has turned a personal tragedy of rape into hope. After her rape 15 years ago, Anne was determined to make a difference...

May 9, 2006 — As part of VAWA 2005 (Public Law No: 109-162), the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) was initiated to provide assistance to victims of sexual violence. Specifically, SASP will provide funds for services providers and make resources available to state, territorial and tribal sexual assault coalitions who work to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of local rape crisis centers....

April 4, 2006 — As facts continue to unfold in the highly publicized case involving Duke University lacrosse players, members of the media are looking to RAINN to offer expert advice and opinions. Recently, a reporter with the Charlotte Observer interviewed RAINN's President and Founder, Scott Berkowitz, on his views on the case thus far:"The absence of DNA doesn't necessarily mean there wasn't a crime,"...

March 17, 2006 — A suspected sexual predator who disappeared last year after being charged in San Diego with child molestation was added to the U.S. Marshals Service's 15 Most Wanted fugitive list, authorities said Monday. Frederick McLean, 55, is wanted on multiple counts of sexual assault on a child. McClean is described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 170 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes....

February 21, 2006 — RAINN will be a featured guest on the "World Talk Radio" show hosted by Dr. Michelle Gottlieb. The subject will be college sexual assault, its aftereffects and related statistics, and the show will include calls and emails from listeners. If you have a question for RAINN or a personal story you wish to share, you can email it to the radio show before it airs. ...

January 30, 2006 — RAINN announced Susan Molinari as the first chairwoman of its newly formed National Leadership Council. RAINN's National Leadership Council is a group of leaders from across the country who have demonstrated a strong commitment to RAINN's mission of educating the public about sexual assault, supporting victims and ensuring that rapists are brought to justice. ...

October 23, 2005 — The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization, believes that the FBI's report of an increase in reported rapes may actually be good news. According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, released this week, to 94,635, in 2004. Since 2000, FBI totals show rapes reported to police up nearly 5 percent. ...

Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino and screen legend Donald Sutherland star in Lifetime TV's "Human Trafficking." On October 24 and 25, at 9PM ET/PT, tune in to Lifetime Television for the premiere of its first-ever miniseries, "Human Trafficking," a two-part film, starring Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino and Golden ...

September 26, 2005 — RAINN launched its national Crime Fighter awards at a Seattle event honoring 12 state legislators who have led the fight to use DNA to catch and convict rapists. The honorees have all sponsored legislation that will expand DNA collection from criminals and enhance the value of the national DNA database. Scott Berkowitz, RAINN's president and founder, presented the awards at a luncheon during the annual meeting of the National Conference of State Legislators....

September 10, 2005 — Recording artists Xscape have teamed with RAINN for a multi-tiered national campaign to fight sexual violence. Dubbed "Xscape the Violence with RAINN," the effort gets underway this fall with the distribution of special Xscape/RAINN materials to concertgoers nationwide on Xscape's tour. Xscape will also be recording public service announcements for RAINN....

September 8, 2005 — Scott Berkowitz is criticizing a Senate proposal to cut nearly 50 percent of the budget requested by the White House for the funding of DNA tests on evidence from rapes and other unsolved crimes. The funding cut would undermine the Debbie Smith Act, which authorized $177 million in FY06 for DNA analysis of evidence from about 250,000 unsolved rape cases....

September 7, 2005 —In response to President Bush's State of the Union Address, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) released the following statement by Scott Berkowitz, its president and founder. "We are grateful for President Bush's continuing commitment to combating violence and excited that the First Lady plans to launch a new initiative to teach at-risk ...