Sexual assault is one of the most under-reported crimes in the United States to date. There are many barriers that survivors experience to seeking law enforcement intervention: embarrassment, shame, guilt, and most importantly mistrust in the criminal justice system. Experiencing sexual assault is an extremely traumatic experience that occurs in a person’s lifetime. What is […]
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Sexual violence is a very serious public health problem that affects millions of women and men. In the United States, 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men have been raped in their lifetime and nearly 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5 men have experienced other forms of sexual violence at some […]