Disabilities
Everyone Has Rights – Your Body Belongs to You!!
Everyone has the right to personal safety and a life free from sexual violence and abuse.
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Your Rights ׀ What you can do ׀ If you have been sexually assaulted
Your Rights
No one has the right to touch you when you do not want them to. This includes:
• Family members
• Staff people
• Attendants
• Co-workers
• Friends
• Anyone else
What you can do
If someone touches you in a sexual way or makes you touch them in a way that makes you feel bad:
• Tell them to stop
• Get away from the person (if you can)
• Tell someone you trust
• Call the Rape Victim Advocacy Program (RVAP) hotline 335-6000 or 1-800-228-1625 for help and support
If you have been sexually assaulted
You do not have to do this alone. RVAP offers the following services for you:
• Crisis Counseling – 24-hour crisis line which provides support, information and referral
* Advocacy – a support person to be with you for all meetings and procedures
* Individual Counseling – RVAP provides free and confidential face to face counseling call the Crisis Line for information or to make an appointment
*Information- The following handout has been developed by RVAP staff to help you in your healing process Handout
• There are counselors and advocates available to help you through the process after an assault. Feelings of fear, loss, anger, distrust, confusion and self-blame are normal. You may want to go to a hospital for an exam Medical Options
• Strong feelings are normal. It is sometimes helpful to talk to someone you trust about what happened and what you are feeling.
It may also be helpful to call your local rape crisis center. Call RVAP (listed above) for Cedar, Iowa, Johnson and Washington counties. For other rape crisis centers in Iowa go to this link to look up local numbers for services. Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline Resource Guide (PDF Document)
