Resources for Getting Help
Please click on any of the subject headings below for spectific resources.
National Resources
Books on Sexual Assault
Online Resources
Local Resources
Alexandria:
Alexandria Domestic Violence Program
Office: (703) 838-4911 TDD: (703) 838-4911
Hotline: (703) 838-4911
Sexual Assault Response and Awareness – Office on Women
Office: (703) 838-5030
Hotline: (703) 683-7273
Arlington:
Arlington County – Department of Human Services Violence Intervention Program
Office: (703) 228-1515 TDD: (703) 228-5242
Hotline: (703) 228-4848
Fairfax:
Office for Women & Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
Office: (703) 704-6355
Hotline: (703) 360-7273
Front Royal:
OASIS – Warren County Council on Domestic Violence
Office: (540) 635-9194 TDD: (540) 635-9303
Hotline: (540) 635-9062
Leesburg:
LAWS Sexual Assault Services
Office: (703) 771-9020 TDD: (703) 777-6552
Hotline: (703) 777-6552
Prince William:
Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Services
Office: (703) 497-1192
Hotline: (703) 368-4141 (Ask for SAVAS Companion)
Manassas Branch: Office: (703) 361-2634
National Resources
The National Domestic Violence Hotline
Hotline: 1-800-799- SAFE (7233)
National Coalition Against Sexual Assault Hotline
Hotline: (717) 728-9764
National Center for Victims of Crime
Office: (202) 467-8700
Hotline: 1-800-FYI-CALL
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Office: (303) 839-1852
Hotline: 1- 800-799- SAFE (7233)
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
Office: (202) 544-1034
Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
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Working to Halt Online Abuse
Office: (561) 828-2801
Books on Sexual Assault
Brownmiller, S. Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1975.
Burgess, Ann, and Linda Holmstrom. RAPE: Crisis and Recovery. Bowie: Robert J. Brady Co., 1979.
Foa, Edna, and Barbara Rothbaum. Treating the Trauma of Rape. New York: The Guilford Pres, 1998.
Groth, Nicholas. Men Who Rape. New York: Plenum Press, 1979.
Russell, D. E. H. The Politics of Rape: A Victim's Perspective. New York: Stein and Day, 1975.
Sanday, Peggy. A Woman Scorned: Acquaintance Rape On Trial. Berkley: University of California Press, 1996.
Warshaw, Robin. I Never Called It Rape. New York: Harper and Row, 1988.
Wiehe, Vernon R. , and Ann L. Richards. Intimate Betrayal: Understanding and Responding to the Trauma of Acquaintance Rape. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 1995.
Williams, Ph.D, Mary Beth, and Soili Poijula, Ph.D. The PTSD Workbook: Simple, Effective Techniques for Overcoming Traumatic Stress Symptoms. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2002.
Bass, Ellen, and Laura Davis. The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. New York: Harper and Row, 1988.
Copeland, Mary Ellen, and Maxine Harris. Healing the Trauma of Abuse: A Women's Workbook. Oakland: New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2000.
Davis, Laura. The Courage to Heal Workbook. New York: Harper and Row, 1990.
Gill, Eliana. Outgrowing the Pain: A Book for and About Adults Abused as Children. New York: Dell Publishing, 1983.
Maltz, Wendy. The Sexual Healing Journey: A Guide for Survivors of Sexual Abuse. New York: Harper and Collins, 1991.
