The Tennessee Secretary of Stateâs office is reminding Tennesseans about Safe at Home â a free statewide address confidentiality program for victims of sexual assault, stalking or domestic abuse â during Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.
âIn the two years since we launched Safe at Home, we have helped hundreds of individuals and families protect themselves from becoming victims again by protecting their address,â Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett said. âI encourage Tennesseans of any age or gender who have experienced stalking, human trafficking, domestic abuse or any sexual offense to take advantage of this free program.â
Safe at Home, which was launched last year, prevents abusers from locating their victims through public records by providing approved applicants a substitute address that may be used for legal purposes, including voter registration and government services such as a driverâs license and access to assistance pro
Apr 1, 2021 2:31 PM Daytona Beach, FL - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and has been recognized as such since 2001. The Volusia Rape Crisis Center (VRCC) has been helping victims since 2015 when it was opened by Stewart-Marchman-Act Behavioral Healthcare. VRCC Director Shinece Carr says that anyone can stop in and speak with someone at the office located at 702 S. Ridgewood Avenue in Daytona Beach but she says the best way to get in touch is by calling the Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-503-7621. The website is volusiarapecrisiscenter.org. Carr says there s help for everyone, whether the assault was recent or twenty years ago. She says there are a number of different types of help. Crisis counseling, help with the criminal justice process, help with their personal needs, accompaniment to forensic exams, and doctor s appointments, and legal appointments. They also offer community education and referrals, support group, and victim advocacy. Records show t
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“We need to build new ways and initiatives that deal with and confront gender-based violence, while also empowering women, girls, and 2SlGBTQQIA+ people,” said MKO Grand Chief Garrison Settee. “It is important that we show leadership by engaging men and boys to take an active part in preventing and eliminating gender-based violence.” Land-based cultural programming will be used to help develop tools for men and boys to truly understand the impact of violent actions on themselves, their victims and their communities, MKO says. “This project is very important as it will be Indigenous-led through its development and implementation at the community level,” said MMIWG liaison unit manager Hilda Anderson-Pyrz. “One of the key outcomes is to enhance the safety and well-being of First Nations women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people through the direct inclusion of men and boys as being part of the solution on ending gender-based violence.”
Purses With a Purpose - Lansing Post
Purses With a Purpose - Lansing Post
Date: April 01, 2021 - April 30, 2021
Time: 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
The Michigan State Police Lansing Post is gathering gently used or new purses/bags/totes purses to be filled with comfort items to benefit survivors of sexual assault.
Donations are being accepted through April, which is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, at the Lansing Post located at MSP Lansing Post
7119 N. Canal Road Lansing, MI 48913. The post hours are M-F from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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