It takes an average of 20 years for a male sexual assault survivor to seek help. Sam Katz, of the nonprofit Men Healing shares his own story about the barriers that prevent boys and men from seeking help. For Rocky Mountain Community Radio, here’s K-R-C-L’s Nick Burns and Lara Jones.
Crisis Support Service
Sexual Assault and Harassment
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: a service of RAINN
- Online chat hotline
- Spanish online chat hotline
- Telephone hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673)
- National Helpline for Male Survivors: a service of 1in6
- National Street Harassment Hotline: a service of Stop Street Harassment
- Online chat hotline
- Telephone hotline: 855.897.5910
- DoD Safe Helpline: a service for members of the U.S. military and their families, operated by RAINN for the Department of Defense
- Online chat hotline
- Telephone hotline: 877.995.5247
Domestic and Dating Violence
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Online chat hotline
- Telephone hotline: 800.799.SAFE
- Love is Respect: a service of the National Domestic Violence Hotline
- Online chat hotline
- Telephone hotline: 866.331.9474
Other Victims of Crime
- VictimConnect: A service of the National Center for Victims of Crime, for all crime victims
- Online chat hotline
- Telephone hotline: 855.4.VICTIM (84-2846)
- National Human Trafficking Hotline: a service of Polaris
- Online chat hotline
- Telephone hotline: 888.373.7888
- National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Telephone hotline: 800.THE.LOST (843-5678)
