Rape, Abuse & Sexual Assault Call 911 if you or someone you know is in immediate danger. If you have been attacked or assaulted, please do not bathe or shower until after you have spoken with the police or a trained counselor. If you or anyone else is experiencing suicidal thoughts and feelings but are not in immediate danger, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for immediate help. Call 1-800-799-4889 if you are hearing or speech impaired and have TTY equipment. If you or anyone else is not in immediate danger or in need of immediate crisis help, but need rapid psychiatric assistance, please click on the link below to find your closest Psychiatric Crisis Center. Psychiatric Crisis Centers & Inpatient Hospitals Greater Philadelphia Region (YOUR CALL TO ANY/ALL OF THE ABOVE WILL BE ANSWERED 24/7) If you are in ANY type of crisis, emotional or otherwise, but are NOT suicidal or in immediate danger, you may call one of Contact’s highly trained listeners. Click here for a list of local numbers Contact Greater Philadelphia aims to assist and empower all victims of rape, sexual assault, and any form of molestation. Contact volunteers understand that the emotional and physical trauma of sexual attacks can leave victims in extreme duress with long lasting after effects. Contact’s crisis helpline is completely confidential and totally free of charge for residents of Bucks, Philadelphia, Montgomery, Chester, and Delaware counties. Contact’s trained volunteers are available to listen, provide support, and to refer sexual assault victims to free and sliding scale local resources. IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE FOR RAPE AND SEXUAL ATTACK VICTIMS Call 911 for immediate help. If you are calling from area codes 215 or 610 and are in Bucks County and would like a trained volunteer to accompany you to the Emergency Room, call the Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA) on 1-800-675-6900. Both of the above numbers are answered by live operators and are available 24hrs per day, 365 days per year. If you are unsure as to whether you need police assistance and would like to talk to someone first, please call Contact. Click here to locate your nearest listener. PRIOR VICTIMS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT Struggling to deal with a previous incidence of rape or sexual assault? Contact’s trained volunteers are available all day long to receive your confidential call. Whether you just need to hear a friendly voice or would like information about local support groups, Contact’s empathetic listeners are always happy to help. You can choose to locate a trained volunteer by clicking here. Alternatively, you can read through the resource and self-help library on the left of this page for further information relating to rape and sexual assault. A list of local shelters and abuse-specific charities can be found here. CHILD/MINOR RAPE AND ABUSE For information and resources pertaining to the sexual abuse of children/minors, please click here. For information and resources pertaining to the physical and/or emotional abuse of children/minors, please click here. DO YOUR PART: HELP CONTACT HELP OTHERS If you feel passionate about assisting victims of rape and sexual assault, Contact would love to hear from you. Contact is a 501(c)3 agency, meaning that donations are continually needed to help with overheads and, are tax deductible. Click here if you would like to make a tax-deductible donation of money or merchandise. Click here if you would like to find out more about becoming a trained volunteer. Disclaimer: The information on and provided through the website of Contact Greater Philadelphia and other Internet information sources to which it refers is intended to provide general information and should not be used to replace professional counseling, therapy, and/or legal advice. Do not use the information found on www.contactgreaterphiladelphia.org as a substitute for professional evaluation and treatment and/or consultation with an attorney. The users of www.contactgreaterphiladelphia.org assume all risks of use and shall indemnify and hold Contact Greater Philadelphia and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers and agents harmless from and against any and all damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees arising out of or related to use of any information and/or services offered and/or presented on this website. Contact Greater Philadelphia strives to keep information on this website accurate and timely, but cannot guarantee the timeliness, accuracy, currency, or quality of information appearing, published, or archived on the website. Contact Greater Philadelphia may make improvements and/or changes to the information, graphics, and pictures on the website at any time and as Contact Greater Philadelphia deems appropriate.