As someone who's been (perhaps hypothetically) sexually assaulted/raped, what would make things better for you?

You have been sexually assaulted/raped (no, just not being sexually assaulted/raped isn’t an option for this question). Now what? In an ideal world (other than that you were sexually assaulted/raped, obviously), what does your dream recovery look like to you? Do you tell the police – why/not? If so, how do the police handle it? How does the larger justice system handle it? Are you looking for punishment for the person who raped you, and if so, what is that punishment? Do you tell your family, friends, S/O, co-workers, religious community, happy hour community, book club, schoolmates, etc? How do they respond? Do you go to the hospital right after? If so, how do the doctors, the medical staff, the victim’s advocate respond? Do you use a rape crisis center? If so, what do they do for you, and how do they do it? Do you need other services provided by a local community (possible examples – STD testing, abortion/adoption/pregnancy and child-raising help if rape resulted in pregnancy, counseling from a clergy member, secular counseling, help with childcare, help with finances and making ends meet), and do they need to be free in order to be accessible for you? Are there perceptions about who gets sexually assaulted/raped, who sexually assaults/rapes, how sexually assault/rape happens, the aftermath of sexually assault/rape that you need people to exchange for other perceptions?

There is no right or wrong answer. Rather, this is a space for people to share what they wish could be reality, deep down, outside of judgment.

This question is open to everyone – those who have been sexually assaulted/raped, and those who haven’t; all genders and sexual orientations; and any combo of who is the rapist and who is being raped (eg., not just a hetero man raping a hetero woman, but a hetero woman raping a hetero man, a lesbian being raped by her lesbian partner, a man who was raped by his father, a trans man who was raped when he was a woman, a man being raped by another man in prison, etc – I’d love to hear about non-traditional pairings). Having said that, if you fall into the hypothetical category, please be mindful that not everyone will, and take this question seriously and respectfully. Things that victim-blame, or do not answer the actual questioned asked, will be flagged.