President Obama signed the Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Act into law on November 21st. ...

What started with a small group of passionate alumni has exploded into a national display of Penn State pride, as thousands of Penn Staters have joined together to help victims of sexual assault....

Legislation to improve the Peace Corps’ response to victims of sexual assault is now headed to the president’s desk after passing unanimously in the House of Representatives. ...

Actor Johnny Depp created a media firestorm this month when he compared enduring a photo shoot to being raped in an interview in Vanity Fair....

At an intimate Los Angeles gathering this month, Hollywood insiders learned about RAINN’s vital programs that help survivors of sexual violence...

Today, from Anchorage, Alaska to St. Petersburg, Florida, colleges across the nation are participating in RAINN Day 2011....

Five years ago this month, RAINN transformed the field of victim services with the launch of the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline, the web's first secure hotline service. The Online Hotline's innovative approach and cutting edge technology have allowed victims and survivors to get the help they deserve online — safely, securely, and anonymously....

ee Strickland, the star of ABC’s Private Practice, took to Capitol Hill this month to help persuade lawmakers to pass the SAFER Act, which will help eliminate the backlog of untested DNA evide...

NN participated in The Television Academy Honors ceremony celebrating "Television with a Conscience." The Television Academy — the folks behind the Emmy Awards — established the honors in 2...

RAINN today announced its strong support for the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (SAFER) Act. The SAFER Act will lead to quicker elimination of the DNA backlog and establish better standards for future tracking, storage and use of DNA evidence in sexual assault cases....

RAINN , the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, announced today that Mick Foley, RAINN’s newest board member, National Sexual Assault Online Hotline volunteer, professional wrestler, and bestselling author is launching a unique Twitter Campaign, #10forRAINN....

Victims of sexual assault in the U.S. military have a new lifeline for confidential support: the DoD Safe Helpline, operated by RAINN through a contract with the Department of Defense (DoD)...

While RAINN has extensive experience serving victims of sexual assault in the U.S. (the National Sexual Assault Hotline and Online Hotline have helped more than 1.5 million people since 1994), creating new services to help military personnel stationed on every continent presented some new challenges. DoD’s mandate was clear: All services need to operate 24/7, they need to work worldwide, and they must be tailored to the specific needs of members of the DoD community....

The Peace Corps and the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate and share educational resources and training tools on sexual assault prevention and response....

RAINN has made it easier than ever for survivors of sexual violence to learn about reaching out for help and recovery....