I am seeking to do portraits of individuals who are survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence. I want to collect stories of surviving, healing, and thriving. If you would like to be a subject, contact me at olson.carolann@gmail.com. Send me your story, photos of you if you are comfortable with that, stories of your healing [...]
Archive for the ‘Sexual Violence’ Category
Seeking individuals for a series of portraits
Posted: May 17, 2012 in Interpersonal Violence, Sexual Violence, StalkingTags: Art, Art therapy, sexual and interpersonal violence, stalking
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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
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 [...]
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% [...]
Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma
Posted: March 1, 2012 in Interpersonal Violence, Local Centers, Sexual Violence, Training, Trauma TherapyTags: April, child abuse, Child Advocacy Taskforce, domestic violence, rcasa, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual violence
1st Annual Teal Ribbon Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma – a collaboration between the Rappahannock Council Against Sexual Assault and the Child Advocacy Taskforce. For advocates, counselors and other allied professionals to spend the day learning about prevention of child abuse, sexual violence and trauma-informed counseling practices. The Child Advocacy Taskforce is hosting “Through the [...]
Sexual Coercion and Teen Dating Violence
Posted: February 1, 2012 in Interpersonal Violence, Sexual ViolenceTags: Adolescence, Adolescent Medicine, Boston University School of Public Health, Dating abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, Sharon Bryant, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
SEXUAL COERCION AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE Teens face an alarming rate of violence in relationships and it is often not disclosed by the teens or observed by others. As you will see from Traci’s statistics below, the rates are over 50% of teens experiencing dating violence and sexual coercion. A study by Gale Spencer and [...]
