Advocacy for Every Age: Supporting Older Adult Survivors
Virginia Center on Aging’s Program Manager, Courtney O’Hara, will speak about the issue of elder sexual abuse and the importance of supporting [...]
April 19, 2017 /
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Stewards of Children: Training + Certification
In partnership with Greater Richmond SCAN, YWCA Richmond will host this globally recognized training on how to recognize, react to and prevent [...]
April 10, 2017 /
Know Your IX: Supporting Survivors of Campus Sexual Assault
At this special Sexual Assault Awareness Month lunch discussion, hear from Virginia Union University’s Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Dolores [...]
April 5, 2017 /
“Teens Talk Teens” Panel
“Teens Talk Teens: What Teens Want Adults To Know About Healthy Relationships, Dating, & Communication” A special panel event for [...]
February 22, 2017 /
Victim, survivor or just a person?
by Rachael Kaufman Numerous campaigns, activist groups, and domestic violence and sexual assault agencies (1) choose to use the term [...]
April 18, 2016 /
Sexual Violence
A Survivor’s Choice to Report
If a survivor is told they should report their sexual assault, what are they really being asked to do? by Christine E. Wengloski According to the [...]
April 8, 2016 /
Sexual Violence
The Problem with “Violence Against Women”
“It is not enough for men to do nothing. We are complicit when we do nothing within the context of an overwhelming culture of violent masculinity.”
April 30, 2015 /
Sexual Violence
5 Ways Language Can Empower Teen Survivors of Sexual Assault
A majority of parents do not believe sexual assault is an issue in middle and high school. Yet 25% of teen girls report that they have [...]
March 20, 2015 /
Sexual Violence