Survivors of sexual assault are sharing resources to support those seeking help. Author: Stephanie Stanavich Updated: 6:57 PM EDT April 12, 2021
April marks Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness month.
Survivors are continuing to share their stories in hopes of helping others, and organizations are working hard to provide the resources needed to support those healing.
“It’s incredibly important for many individuals, because I don’t think many people realize how many people are impacted by sexual assault,” Sophia Fifner said.
As a survivor herself, Fifner is continuing to share her story in hopes of helping others. She became even more inspired to do just that after the Me Too Movement, when she realized she wasn’t alone.
Fort Sill sexual assault case stirs up the worst kind of deja vu Despite years of efforts, sexual assault scandals continue to erupt in the Army. (Sgt. Uriah Walker/Army) Multiple cadre members are under investigation at Fort Sill, Okla., in connection with the sexual assault of a trainee, though officials have not confirmed on the record how many of them and what roles they might have played in a crime. This is nothing new for the Army.
were charged for assaulting trainees in the past two years alone, those cases don’t often make headlines until a larger scandal explodes into the public sphere.
Anti-sexual assault student activists expressed concerns about the process behind Harvard s decision to merge its Title IX Office and the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response.
Harvard announced on March 24 it will join the two offices under a new Office for Gender Equity. University Provost Alan M. Garber â76 wrote in an email to Harvard affiliates that plans for the new office and the dissolution of OSAPR emerged after âthoughtful comments from many students, postdoctoral fellows, staff, and faculty.â
In an article published in the Harvard Gazette, University Title IX Coordinator Nicole M. Merhill â who will helm the OGE â said input from student organizations, including anti-sexual assault advocacy group Our Harvard Can Do Better, was a factor in the Universityâs decision to merge existing offices.
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Heather Turner: Sexual assault prevention can start with you
As a parent, caregiver, or an important adult to a child, one of the first things we think about is that child’s safety. In the same way you may have taught a child in your life to hold your hand in the parking lot, or to look both ways before crossing the street, you can also help them keep their bodies and personal space safe.
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Heather Turner
As a parent, caregiver, or an important adult to a child, one of the first things we think about is that child’s safety. In the same way you may have taught a child in your life to hold your hand in the parking lot, or to look both ways before crossing the street, you can also help them keep their bodies and personal space safe.