Ask the Experts

The Ask the Expert service allows you to have an online dialogue with our team of medical experts—without ever leaving your computer! You can do it on your own time and your own schedule—no need to make an appointment.

National Women’s Health Resource Center

A leading independent health information source for women.

International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health

Provides opportunities for communication among scholars, researchers, and practitioners about women’s sexual function and sexual experience.

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NSVRC Podcasts

The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) produces podcasts exploring a wide range of topics related to sexual violence prevention, survivor support, and social change. Featuring expert interviews and survivor voices, these episodes offer education, insight, and inspiration for advocates, educators, and allies.

Know My Name: A Memoir (Book)

Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. It also introduces readers to an extraordinary writer, one whose words have already changed our world. Entwining pain, resilience, and humor, this memoir will stand as a modern classic.

Not that Bad (Book)

Covering a wide range of topics and experiences, from an exploration of the rape epidemic embedded in the refugee crisis to first-person accounts of child molestation, this collection is often deeply personal and is always unflinchingly honest. Like Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, Not That Bad will resonate with every reader, saying “something in totality that we cannot say alone.”

me too. Movement

Founded by survivor and activist Tarana Burke, the ‘me too.’ Movement is dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual violence through healing resources, survivor-led community action, and policy advocacy. The site offers educational tools, event opportunities, and ways to connect with others working to end sexual violence.

National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV)

NAESV serves as the voice in Washington for state and territorial sexual assault coalitions and local programs advocating to end sexual violence and support survivors. They focus on advancing public policy, providing training and technical assistance, and promoting comprehensive responses to sexual violence at national, state, and local levels.

National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)

A leading voice for domestic violence survivors and advocates, NNEDV works to create a social, political, and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists. Their site offers policy updates, safety resources, and programs supporting survivors and the organizations that serve them.

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)

The nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization, RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and offers free, confidential support and resources for survivors of sexual violence. Their site also includes educational information, safety planning tools, and ways to get involved in preventing gender-based violence.