Just kidding.

It’s never too late to get support and begin your healing journey. If you’re not sure where to start, you can connect with someone at a crisis center near you.

Go to Valor.Us and click the “Get Help” tab. From there, choose your state and you’ll find a list of local crisis centers you can search by ZIP code. Each center has trained advocates ready to listen, believe you, and connect you with the resources you deserve.

Crime victims have legal rights, but knowing what they are and getting them enforced can be two very different things. NCVLI is the only national organization focused specifically on victims’ legal rights, working through legal advocacy, education, and policy to make sure those rights are protected and enforced.

And this one hits a little closer to home since Shannon serves on their Board of Directors and gets a behind-the-scenes look at the work they’re doing for crime victims.

The #withyoutoo social safety app helps you and your friends know how to respond when sexual harm happens, so the first response is care, not confusion. Currently in beta testing.

#WeRideTogether is a nonprofit eliminating abuse in all sports, at every level. They provide free safeguarding education, abuse prevention resources, and survivor support to athletes, coaches, organizations, and parents. One of their projects, the Out of Bounds series, consists of four short-form PSAs, each of which explores facets of the victim experience, inside and outside the world of sports, and provides insight, language, and metaphor into “what it’s like” to be a victim of sexual abuse or misconduct.

Additionally, #WeRideTogether has hosted four longer-form discussions with survivors and subject matter experts to expand the conversation on the topics and nuances in the PSAs. Supporting information and resources are also provided.

Students deserve to learn without sexual violence being part of the equation. I Have The Right To works with middle and high school students, parents, educators, and school communities to build cultures rooted in respect, consent, and support while giving survivors and families practical resources for navigating what comes next.

And there’s a chance you might spot Shannon in one of their workshops. She’s part of their facilitator team.

There is no one-size-fits-all version of justice. Survivors 4 Justice Reform is a survivor-led, volunteer-run coalition pushing for trauma-informed alternatives to systems that can retraumatize survivors. Through advocacy, organizing, storytelling, and education, they’re working to expand restorative justice options and make sure survivors themselves have a say in what accountability can look like.