RAINN, the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, experienced an "unprecedented" 147% jump
National Sexual Assault Hotline Wait Times Are Unprecedented Because Of The Kavanaugh Hearing
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) said it had seen a jump of 147% in the number of calls after Christine Blasey Ford testified.
Americans were riveted by Thursdays Senate hearing on sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and an unprecedented number of people whod experienced assaults found themselves in need of support.
RAINN (the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) expected to see a spike in the number of people turning to its National Sexual Assault Hotline. Its hotline which offers free, confidential assistance via phone and online chat regularly gets extra traffic when high-profile cases of sexual assault are in the news.
But on Thursday, RAINN said the numbers of people seeking help were unprecedented a jump of 147%, spokesperson Sara McGovern told BuzzFeed News.
On Friday, RAINN released an updated tally and said the number of people helped by the hotline on Thursday was 201% above average.
The National Sexual Assault Hotline is at 800-656-4673. More resources are available at http://www.rainn.org