Rape Crisis Centers
Rape Crisis Centers offer FREE services for adolescent and adult sexual assault survivors, and for people who care about survivors of all ages.
Trained rape crisis counselors at local programs:
- Provide 24/7 hotline counseling, information, and referral
- Will go with survivors to hospitals and/or police stations 24/7
- Will go with a survivor to court
- Provide one-to-one counseling and support group counseling
- Provide primary prevention education; professional training; outreach
To find your local RCC, use the interactive map below which includes contact information for each center including a TTY line for people who are Deaf and Hard of hearing.
If you are a Spanish speaker, you can call the 24-hour Llámanos Spanish Language Helpline at (800) 223-5001 for assistance.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program
SANE nurses are uniquely trained nurses that will respond to SANE certified hospitals when a sexual assault patient has presented. Not all hospitals in Massachusetts are SANE certified, however, all hospitals are required to conduct a sexual assault evidence collection kit if a survivor presents to that hospital. To find a SANE Site Hospital, use this interactive map, which includes the address and contact information for each location.
SANEs can ultimately provide all three of the resources listed below, but it is the patient's decision which resources/services they would like to partake in. All resources are free of charge.
- Obtain and document the patient’s report of their assault
- Perform a forensic exam and evidence collection
- Collaborate with hospital providers for timely administration of medications that can help to prevent assault-related pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) including HIV
You can choose to partake in as many or as little of these resources that are offered.
Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit (SAECK) Tracking System
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts works with health care and law enforcement agencies to maintain a sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking system accessible to survivors.
Track-Kit is a comprehensive, statewide, web-based sexual assault evidence collection kit tracking system. It provides survivors with the ability to track the location and status of their kit, from the point of collection to its final storage location.
Track-Kit is mobile-friendly, anonymous, confidential, and free of charge to users.
Track-Kit Access for Survivors may be found here.