STUDENTS from Sinapalo Elementary School and Rota High School brought home cash for winning an art competition conducted by the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs on Rota.
Southeast Mo. Stateâs Denim Day raises awareness of sexual assault
Southeast Mo. State University students took a stand against sexual assault by wearing jeans and painting denim squares that will be sewn into a quilt for display.(KFVS)
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Southeast Missouri State Universityâs Denim Day raised awareness and supported victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
âSo, by doing events like this, weâre hoping to spread awareness that people have a community that is supporting them; and hopefully, theyâll come forward and use organizations like Iota Chi and RASA to help support them,â said Adelia Hancock, president of Redhawks Against Sexual Assault.
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Lookin for something to wear today? Wear denim and add some teal to do something good and really make a statement.
The Women s Center of Tarrant County sold teal t-shirts as part of its Turn Tarrant Teal initiative supporting Sexual Assault Awareness Month, which is in April.
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“Join us on April 28 when millions will wear jeans on Denim Day, along with a teal T-shirt to help us shine a light on sexual assault awareness, Laura Hilgart, The Women’s Center’s president and CEO, said in a news release. As the community starts to open up, we are already starting to see an increase in people seeking services. Now more than ever, we need the community’s support.
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ADRIAN Victims of sexual assault will have a new, online reporting system being piloted in Adrian.
The Catherine Cobb Safe House and the Adrian Police Department are partnering with End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) and VictimsVoice to create a self-guided, online interviewing tool for sexual assault victims to report to law enforcement, a news release said. The project is funded through an American Bar Endowment (ABE) 2021 Opportunity Grant, one of 15 awarded across the United States.
The tool, which will be piloted in Adrian and Jacksonville, Forida, then distributed to the rest of the country, will be a software widget that can be installed on websites of police departments, sexual assault advocacy centers and other organizations, the release said. It will guide sexual assault survivors through a detailed police interview, following trauma-informed principles and best practices in the field. Survivors will be able to access this
COLUMBIA - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Throughout this month, organizations in mid-Missouri have aimed to raise awareness about resources for sexual assault victims.Â
Every 73 seconds, an American adult is sexually assaulted. Our goal with âA Brighter Tomorrowâ is to address mental health subjects that arenât easy to talk about.This story impacts so many in our area, and these conversations are so important. Watch @KOMUnews at 5. https://t.co/9hdS6QxT4c Kathryn Merck TV (@KathrynMerckTV) April 28, 2021
According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, an American is sexually assaulted every 73 seconds.Â
âIt s a difficult thing that they re going through, obviously, and they probably don t want to bring it up, Richie Vanskike, the development director at Rainbow House, said.