SEXUAL ASSAULT

Sexual Assault occurs anytime a person is forced, coerced, and/or manipulated into any unwanted sexual contact, attempted or completed, without consent.

Consensual sex happens when both partners are freely and willingly agreeing, or consenting, to whatever sexual activity is occurring. Sex without consent is sexual assault/rape.

Domestic violence and sexual assault are never just a women’s issue. It’s a human and social issue affecting men, women, children, victims, their families, friends, our communities, and everyone.

ILLINOIS SEXUAL ASSAULT DATABASE

Click here to find a Rape Crisis Center in your county. Call the ICASA 24-hour hotline at 217.753.4117 to find out more about what counseling, advocacy, and education services are available to you.

Legal Services

Counseling

HIGH SCHOOL SEXUAL ASSAULT

Survivor Guide

CREATED BY KAN-WIN ELEVATE

This guide was created by KAN-WIN’s youth program, ELEVATE: a group of high school students in the north Chicagoland area fighting against gender-based violence. Youth advocates realized there weren’t any existing resources for high school survivors of sexual assault, and many choices available seemed intimidating and inaccessible.

This guide summarizes resources specific to north Chicagoland, including free options at schools, hospitals, non-profits, and through the criminal legal system. All information in this resource was developed in collaboration with local Title IX coordinators, CAASE (Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation), and NWCASA (Northwest Center Against Sexual Assault).