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FACTSHEET:
Men and Sexual Trauma

At least 10% of men in our country have suffered from trauma as a result of sexual assault. Like women, men who experience sexual assault may suffer from depression, PTSD, and other emotional problems as a result. However, because men and women have different life experiences due to their different gender roles, emotional symptoms following trauma can look different in men than they do in women.

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Rape Crisis Training Institute

Upcoming Trainings

Archived Trainings

About the RCTI

The Rape Crisis Training Institute is a joint venture between the NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault and the New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault and is funded by the New York State Department of Health. The RCTI aims to provide access to organizational capacity-building training; meet the specific needs of both the programs and the populations they serve in urban, suburban and rural settings; provide all Rape Crisis Centers with the maximum possible access to all of the trainings statewide; present new resources and strategies to understand the cultural frameworks and needs of all the survivors that they may potentially serve. [Read more]

Technical Assistance

The Training Department offers technical assistance and program development support to all hospitals interested in raising the level of care provided to victims of sexual assault in their facilities, from reviewing policies and procedures to ensure the minimum required services are being provided to assisting with the formal development of a Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner program. [Read more]

Publications

The following publications have been developed to assist hospitals that are considering, or have already begun, developing a sexual assault examiner programs; or to provide additional resources in advocating for the importance of these vital programs. [Read more]
Voices and Faces:
Tracey Stevens
Tracey Stevens, Legal Secretary
"My priest told me that I should find forgiveness and move on. Well, I have moved on with my life, but I will never forgive my attacker. He has forever injured my spirit."
Read more about Tracey at The Voices and Faces Project »
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