Category: Rape & Sexual Assault

Tips on what to do after rape or sexual assault. Get to a safe place.The first and most important thing for you to do is to get away from the perpetrator and to a safe place. Whether this is to your home, a friend’s home, a police station or a hospital, make sure you are… Continue reading What to Do If You Have Been Raped

Rape and sexual abuse victims often blame themselves. Please know that it was not your fault This is one of the most common questions we see posed at Pandy’s and in other survivor communities. It should really come as no surprise that survivors blame themselves; it seems that society only takes rape seriously when the victim was… Continue reading Was it My Fault? Self-Blame & Survivors

For Teenage girl survivors of Child sexual abuse and rape: Are you somebody who has been sexually abused in childhood or more recently? Perhaps you feel that you are no good, and that what has happened to you is all your fault. Maybe you’ve decided that there is no point in trying to be different… Continue reading Open Letter to Teenage Girl Survivors of Sexual Assault and Those Who Know Them