According to the FBI, one in five Hoosier women and one in 33 men experience sexual assault.
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(Batesville, Ind.) - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
According to the FBI, one in five Hoosier women and one in 33 men experience sexual assault.
Safe Place Sexual Assault Center, a division of Safe Passage, Inc. exists to provide help, healing, and hope for all survivors of sexual assault and unwanted sexual experiences.
Community members are invited to help Safe Place in participating in Sexual Assault Awareness Month with several events and social media challenges scheduled throughout the month.
Events include:
April 1 - Podcast release: We Talk about Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Here
April 2, noon - Facebook live: Ways You Can Support Survivors Online
April 6 - Day of Action...Wear TEAL!
April 7, noon - Facebook live: Sexual Violence Education for the Hispanic Community
April 9, noon - Facebook live: Modelling Healthy Behaviors to Keep Kids Safe
April 16, noon - Facebook live: Ways to Prevent Sexual Violence
April 17, 10:30 a.m. - Open discussion at Greater Vision Ministries Metamora
April 20, 1:00 p.m. - Parent Cafe: Teen Dating Violence and Sexual Violence
April 23, noon - Facebook live: Healing from Sexual Violence: How Friends and Family Can Help
April 28 - Denim Day: Wear Denim with a Purpose
Social Media Challenges (tag @safeplaceforhope and use #30DaysofSAAM)
April 1 - Decorate your virtual space for SAAM (nsvrc.org/saam/2021/saamgraphics)
April 3 - Three things I use to stay grounded
April 5 - Statistics to know about sexual violence
April 6 - Day of Action/Wear Teal
April 9 - Letter of support to survivors
April 12 - Little known fact about sexual violence
April 14 - Build online support for survivors
April 16 - Doing my part through art, SAAM coloring page
April 17 – How I relax
April 19 - Terms to know about sexual violence
April 21 – An activist’s desk
April 23 - Something you made to support the cause
April 24 - Supportive representation of survivors in media
April 26 – People to know
April 28 – Denim Day (denimdayinfo.org)
April 30 - You did it! Gratitude shout-out
Anyone who is facing sexual assault should contact Safe Place on their 24/7/365 free and confidential helpline at 812-932-7233.
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