The Bureau of Justice Statistics' recent National Crime Victimization Survey estimates that people in the U.S. experienced more than 320,000 incidents of rape and sexual assault in 2016. The majority of incidents of abuse are reported by women, but men are also victims, and research suggests men face an even greater stigma in reporting sexual assault than women. Founded in 1973, Women Helping Women empowers survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence,
and stalking by providing advocacy,