What to do if you are Sexually Assaulted

- Call a friend, family member or someone else 
  you trust and ask them to stay with you.

- Consider  reporting the incident to the police 
  even though it may not be an easy decision. 

- Reporting can be helpful to your emotional 
  healing. It can help you regain a sense of 
  personal power and control. Reporting can  
  inhibit the abuser from committing further 
  assaults.   Remember, it's your decision to 
  report.

- Do not bathe or change your clothes until 
  you have had a medical examination if you 
  plan to report the assault. Save anything 
  that was involved in the assault for it 
  may be used as evidence.

- Get medical attention even if you are not 
  going to report the assault.  Even if you 
  think that you do not have any physical 
  injuries, you should have a  medical 
  examination and receive treatment to 
  prevent unwanted pregnancy or sexually 
  transmitted diseases.

- Write down everything you can remember about 
  the incident and a description of the attacker.

- Talk with a counsellor. Being sexually assaulted 
  can be very traumatic and talking to a counsellor 
  may help with the healing process.
 
  Assaulted Women's Help Line        416 863-0511
  TTY                                416 364-8762
  Sexual Assault Care Centre
  The Scarborough Hospital
  - Grace Division                   416 495-2555
  TTY
  *staff if fluent in ASL            416 498-6739
  Toronto Rape Crisis Centre         416 597-8808 

- If you knew the person who assaulted you- maybe 
  it was your boyfriend or a friend you thought you 
  could trust- this may make it harder for you to 
  talk about the assault, but it is never too late 
  to talk about it.  Remember no matter what the 
  relationship or circumstances no one has the 
  right to sexually assault you.