Resources for Parents & Survivors
As a parent or caretaker, it’s imperative to stay informed about your child’s health and safety. Learning about body safety education as early as possible, for both children and adults, means becoming well equipped to handle dangerous scenarios in real time.
Below is list of helpful resources from various organization to further guide adults through conversations about body safety, consent, boundaries, and more.
RAINN: the country’s largest anti-sexual violence nonprofit providing prevention education, public policy advocacy, and free, confidential, 24/7 crisis support for survivors in English and en Espanol.
Hotline: Call 800-656-4673 OR Text HOPE to 64673
Online Chat: RAINN.org/hotline
Highlights:
- Facts and Statistics About Sexual Abuse for Children and Teens
- What “Counts” as Sexual Violence
- Warning Signs of Sexual Abuse in Young Children
- Facts About COCSA (Child on Child Sexual Abuse)
Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute (CMRPI): a national science based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization conducting research to prevent child sexual abuse, provides information to other prevention organizations, agencies, professionals, and families to prevent abuse.
Highlights:
- Treatment Sites in the United States
- Treatment Sites in US Territories
- Training Resources
- The Abel and Harlow Child Molestation Prevention Study (2002)
- CMRPI’s Fact List
National Sexual Violence Resource Center: the leading nonprofit in providing information and tools to precent and respond to sexual violence. Provides leadership in preventing and responding to sexual violence through collaborating, sharing, and creating resources, as well as promoting research.
Highlights:
- A Guide for Friends and Family of Sexual Violence Survivors (PDF from the Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect)
- NSCRV Prevention Links
- NSCRV Library: a unique collection with comprehensive selection of relevant and timely resources on sexual violence, prevention, and related topics.
Helping Survivors: an organization to help heal, educate, and empower survivors of sexual assault, abuse, and harassment. Aids in understanding of survivor’s legal rights and gaining access to more resources.
Highlights:
- Juvenile Detention Center Assault (California)
- School Abuse
- Foster Care Abuse
- Online Grooming and Sex Abuse
- Rideshare assault
SANE SART: provides trauma-informed, evidence-based forensic and mental health services to victims who have experienced violence by providing opportunities that promote healing, recovery, and resiliency. Based in Fairfield, California.
Contact information: helpforvictims@sanesart.org, 707-920-2555
Crisis Line: 530-796-1889
Highlights:
- Forensic Examinations
- Sexual Assault Response Examination
- Child Forensic Interviews
- Human Trafficking
Signs of Hope: an organization dedicated to supporting victim-survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking through healing services, resources, and education. Serves Clark County, Nevada.
24hr Hotline: 702-366-1640 OR 888-366-1640
Highlights:
Body Safety Wise bundle sets: This bundle set of four children's books by Krystaelynne Sanders Diggs introduces the topic of body safety education, consent, and boundaries to children in age-appropriate language. Through vibrant illustrations by Ananta Mohanta, children ages 2-12 will remain engaged while learning essential body safety topics, including why not to keep secrets and who a trusted adult is. In the back of the book, adults are encouraged to read through prompts and resources to better equip themselves throughout the conversation.
Last updated 12/3/2025.