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Alberta’s government is providing $6.8 million over two years to make sure victims of crime have access to the help they need when interacting with the justice system.
Each room in the Chinook Child and Youth Advocacy Centre was designed to be minimal and not overwhelming for child and youth victims who have dealt with abuse.
Students at Chinook High School in Lethbridge said there was a sombre, uneasy feeling the day after police searched a football locker room for forensic evidence in connection to an alleged sexual assault.
The local chapter of the United Way started its annual fundraising drive Monday, with a pull-the-bus event to get things rolling. Sarah Jones has more.
Almost half of Alberta's post-secondary students were victims of sexual- or gender-based violence over the past year, according to a survey commissioned by the provincial government.
Advocacy groups who were horrified by the news of a brutal assault on a baby girl in Lethbridge say they have created a fund to help out, enlisting support from an organization that helps hundreds of young victims each year.