Recovering from Sexual Violence

Recovery from sexual assault or child sexual abuse is a complicated and controversial concept. Some people believe that with counceling and time you can recover completely from a sexual assault. Others maintain that some aspect of a sexual assault will be with the victim forever. Some argue that recovery is the wrong term because it is associated with illness or disease and that the effects of a sexual assault should not be viewed in such a light. No matter what your perspective on this debate may be, the information provided below may help you think about different aspects of the process following a sexual assault.

IIn New Mexico, every victim of sexual assault or child sexual abuse is entitled to free counseling services. We can help refer you trained counselors in your local area. For more information call the Arise Hotline at (575) 226-7263.

Visit RAINN's Survivor Recovery.

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The way out is to tell: Speak of the acts perpetrated upon us, speak the atrocities, speak the injustices, speak the personal violations of the soul. Someone will listen, someone will believe our stories, someone will join us.
Charlotte Pierce-Baker -author of Surviving the Silence

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