| Like the mighty phoenix those of us who are survivors, will rise above that storm we were in and come back out of the firey ash,on top and soar in the clouds of victory that we haven't been defeated by our perpetrators. Written By: Marie Waldrep |
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| THE MIGHTY PHOENIX
ADULT SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT INFORMATION |
| Mission statement: To provide helpful information to survivors of childhood sexual assault and to let them know that there is Hope for them. I want all who has been or is being abused, to know, that they are NOT alone. With the right resources and support you can learn to live again. |
| We need to contact our local government, congress, legislators and who ever it takes to get the laws changed for victims of incest, childhood sexual assault. It is so unfair for the victims to be told that there is nothing they can do against their perpetrators because their statute of limitations had run out by the time they found enough courage to come forward and get help. Being sexually assaulted affects the rest of your life and is very Debilitating. Why should the perpetrators be able to lay their heads down at night and get a peaceful nights sleep? The mental cruelty that the victims have to go through is so unfair. You feel trapped, ashamed, guilty, you feel powerless, dirty, unprotected, empty, hopeless and very confused, you have countless nights sleep because you are to nervous and afraid to go to sleep at night because you feel so unsafe, you feel all alone, you feel like you are living in a nightmare, you want to wake-up out of it but you can't. It is so very important that we survivors of this awful crime break the silent secrets of sexual assault.
Marie Waldrep |
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| For Immediate Help:
Rape/Sex Assault -- 1.800.656.HOPE Domestic Violence -- 1.800.799.SAFE Suicide -- 1.800.784.2433 or 911 |
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| Sexual assault vs. Rape:
• Sexual assault is a category used to classify rape, attempted rape, and other violent felonies that fall short of rape. • Rape is defined as forced vaginal, oral or anal penetration. • 1 out of every 6 American women have been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. • Every two minutes, someone in the U.S. is sexually assaulted. • 15% of sexual assault and rape victims are under age 12 • 29% are under age 18 • 44% are under age 30 • 93% of juvenile sexual assault victims know their attacker: • Almost 2/3 of rapes were committed by someone known to the victim • 73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-stranger • 38% of rapists are a friend or acquaintance • 28% are a intimate • 7% are a relative • 40% of girls age 14-17 report knowing someone their age who has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend. • 25% of rapes take place in a public area or a parking garage. • College age women are 4 times more likely to be sexually assaulted. • 29.000 acts of rape or sexual assault occur in the workplace each year. • For women, homicide was the 2nd leading cause of death on the job in 2003. • 66% of corporate leaders identify domestic violence as a major social issue. • Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. • Nearly 1/3 of American women report being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in their lives, and nearly 25% of American women report being raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner, or date at some time in their lifetime. • 30% of Americans say they know a woman who has been physically abused by her husband or boyfriend in the past year. • On average, more than 3 women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends in this country every day. In 2000, 1,247 women were killed by an intimate partner. The same year, 440 men were killed by an intimate partner. Info obtained from: Rainn.com and Endabuse.org Thank you both for keeping current statistics and references posted on your site! |
| Every Two Minutes Someone Is Being Sexually Assaulted or Raped. |
| As survivors of sexual assault We must learn how to set boundaries for ourselves. |
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