In 2010, Sexual Assault Crisis Centers in Virginia… responded to 61,860 hotline calls offered 50,949 hours of advocacy services to 4,903 adults provided 26,570 hours of advocacy services to 2,123 children Survivors of sexual violence who have received advocacy services from Virginia’s Sexual Assault Crisis Centers have said the following: “I feel so strong when [...]
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Virginia’s Sexual Assault Crisis Centers are here to help
Posted: April 2, 2012 in Awareness Campaigns, Sexual ViolenceTags: sexual abuse, Sexual Abuse and Assault, sexual assault, sexual violence, Support Groups, Survivors, Violence and Abuse, Virginia
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month – Virginia Facts
Posted: April 1, 2012 in Awareness Campaigns, Sexual ViolenceTags: Crime, Rape, sexual abuse, Sexual Abuse and Assault, sexual assault, sexual violence, Violence and Abuse, Virginia
Sexual assault affects every community in Virginia Nearly 1 in 5 women have been raped in their lifetime while 1 in 71 men have been raped in their lifetime. 1 Approximately 80% of female victims experienced their first rape before the age of 25 and almost half experienced the first rape before age 18 (30% [...]
Sample Proclamation for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Posted: February 3, 2012 in Awareness CampaignsTags: Adolescence, Dating abuse, domestic violence, People, Relational aggression, Violence and Abuse, Women, Youth
Have you outreached your Mayor or Governor to establishe a teen dating violence awareness month proclamation? See a sample proclamation below: Whereas, dating violence is a reality for many youth, and an issue that many parents are unaware of; and, Whereas, 1 in 3 young people are affected by physical, sexual, or verbal dating violence, with 1 in [...]
The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey
Posted: January 16, 2012 in Anti-Violence Advocate, Awareness Campaigns, Interpersonal Violence, Sexual Violence, StalkingTags: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, domestic violence, NISVS, Rape, sexual violence, stalking, United States, Violence
The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) has published it’s survey on sexual violence and intimate partner violence. The continuing incidents yearly, monthly, daily, and every minute may shock you. They found that on average: 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States. [...]
Stalking: Know it, Name it, Stop it
Posted: January 3, 2012 in Awareness CampaignsTags: Crime, Femicide, Office of Justice Programs, Rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, stalk, stalking, United States, United States Department of Justice, Washington D.C.
January is National Stalking Awareness Month, a time to focus on a crime that affects 3.4 million victims a year. 1 This year’s theme—“Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.”—challenges the nation to fight this dangerous crime by learning more about it. Stalking is a crime in all 50 states and the District of [...]
