Stand with
survivors.
Believe survivors. Support survivors. Stand beside survivors.
Sexual violence can change a life, but it does not have to define one. Stand With Survivors exists to educate, connect survivors with resources, amplify survivor voices, and remind every survivor that they do not have to face what comes next alone.
The Numbers
The reality of sexual violence
90%
About 90% of child sexual abuse is perpetrated by someone known and trusted by the child or the child's family.
View Sources13%
About 13% of undergraduate students report experiencing rape or sexual assault after enrolling in college.
View Sources1 in 4
Approximately 1 in 4 undergraduate women reported nonconsensual sexual contact involving physical force or inability to consent after enrolling.
View SourcesThese are not just statistics. Every number represents a person, a family, a story, and a life that matters.
Why We Stand
Because surviving
should never mean
standing alone.
Sexual violence reaches far beyond a single moment. Survivors may carry its effects into their relationships, education, careers, families, and everyday lives.
But being a survivor is not where a person's story ends.
Stand With Survivors exists because every survivor deserves access to information. Every survivor deserves to understand their options. Every survivor deserves to be treated with dignity. And every survivor deserves to know that there are people willing to stand beside them.
We believe.
Survivors deserve to be heard without judgment.
We support.
Survivors deserve access to resources, advocacy, and compassionate care.
We stand.
No survivor should have to navigate what comes next alone.
“Your story did not end with what happened to you.”
Find help where you live
A directory of statewide coalitions, hotlines, and local services in all 50 states.
Supporting a survivor
What to say, what not to say, and how to help someone who has told you.
Our sources
Every statistic on this site comes from a cited, verifiable source.