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April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Data collected from the CDC Division of Violence Prevention in 2017 found that the per-victim lifetime cost of rape was $122,461. The estimate includes treatment for injuries and mental health, criminal justice, and loss of work productivity.
Data collected from the CDC Division of Violence Prevention in 2017 found that the per-victim lifetime cost of rape was $122,461. The estimate includes treatment for injuries and mental health, criminal justice, and loss of work productivity.
April 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Data collected from the CDC Division of Violence Prevention in 2017 found that the per-victim lifetime cost of rape was $122,461. The estimate includes treatment for injuries and mental health, criminal justice, and loss of work productivity.
Data collected from the CDC Division of Violence Prevention in 2017 found that the per-victim lifetime cost of rape was $122,461. The estimate includes treatment for injuries and mental health, criminal justice, and loss of work productivity.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
"When one in three Native American women will be raped in their lifetimes, that is an assault on our national conscience; it is an affront to our shared humanity; it is something that we cannot allow to continue (July 29, 2010, Barack Obama).
"When one in three Native American women will be raped in their lifetimes, that is an assault on our national conscience; it is an affront to our shared humanity; it is something that we cannot allow to continue (July 29, 2010, Barack Obama).
April 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
"When one in three Native American women will be raped in their lifetimes, that is an assault on our national conscience; it is an affront to our shared humanity; it is something that we cannot allow to continue (July 29, 2010, Barack Obama).
"When one in three Native American women will be raped in their lifetimes, that is an assault on our national conscience; it is an affront to our shared humanity; it is something that we cannot allow to continue (July 29, 2010, Barack Obama).
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Remember the acronym TALK. K for Keep supporting. A victim doesn't "just get over" an assault. It's never forgotten and can take years, a lifetime to heal. Be there for those in your life.
Remember the acronym TALK. K for Keep supporting. A victim doesn't "just get over" an assault. It's never forgotten and can take years, a lifetime to heal. Be there for those in your life.
April 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Remember the acronym TALK. K for Keep supporting. A victim doesn't "just get over" an assault. It's never forgotten and can take years, a lifetime to heal. Be there for those in your life.
Remember the acronym TALK. K for Keep supporting. A victim doesn't "just get over" an assault. It's never forgotten and can take years, a lifetime to heal. Be there for those in your life.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Listen to sexual assault victims without judgment.
Be present with them by giving them your attention and use supportive phrases that don't assess blame or how they should be feeling.
Listen to sexual assault victims without judgment.
Be present with them by giving them your attention and use supportive phrases that don't assess blame or how they should be feeling.
April 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Listen to sexual assault victims without judgment.
Be present with them by giving them your attention and use supportive phrases that don't assess blame or how they should be feeling.
Listen to sexual assault victims without judgment.
Be present with them by giving them your attention and use supportive phrases that don't assess blame or how they should be feeling.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Talking with someone about assault can be hard. Remember the acronym TALK. A is for asking how you can help. A victim of assault might not know what they need, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't ask. You don't have to have the answers.
Talking with someone about assault can be hard. Remember the acronym TALK. A is for asking how you can help. A victim of assault might not know what they need, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't ask. You don't have to have the answers.
April 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Talking with someone about assault can be hard. Remember the acronym TALK. A is for asking how you can help. A victim of assault might not know what they need, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't ask. You don't have to have the answers.
Talking with someone about assault can be hard. Remember the acronym TALK. A is for asking how you can help. A victim of assault might not know what they need, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't ask. You don't have to have the answers.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Most people want to be supportive, but it can be really hard to know how to respond when someone you know, or even someone you don't know, tells you that they have experienced sexual assault.
Remember the acronym TALK. T for thanking them for telling you.
Most people want to be supportive, but it can be really hard to know how to respond when someone you know, or even someone you don't know, tells you that they have experienced sexual assault.
Remember the acronym TALK. T for thanking them for telling you.
April 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Most people want to be supportive, but it can be really hard to know how to respond when someone you know, or even someone you don't know, tells you that they have experienced sexual assault.
Remember the acronym TALK. T for thanking them for telling you.
Most people want to be supportive, but it can be really hard to know how to respond when someone you know, or even someone you don't know, tells you that they have experienced sexual assault.
Remember the acronym TALK. T for thanking them for telling you.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
In honor of the Hands Off protests today around the country, respect those in your life, familiar or not, by keeping hands off until consent is freely given.
In honor of the Hands Off protests today around the country, respect those in your life, familiar or not, by keeping hands off until consent is freely given.
April 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
In honor of the Hands Off protests today around the country, respect those in your life, familiar or not, by keeping hands off until consent is freely given.
In honor of the Hands Off protests today around the country, respect those in your life, familiar or not, by keeping hands off until consent is freely given.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
"Retracing the Trace" (2012) by Luzene Hill (Cherokee) addresses the statistic of one in three Native American women being raped at some point in their life which is 2.5-3% higher than other groups. Almost 90% of these assaults are by non-Native white men.
"Retracing the Trace" (2012) by Luzene Hill (Cherokee) addresses the statistic of one in three Native American women being raped at some point in their life which is 2.5-3% higher than other groups. Almost 90% of these assaults are by non-Native white men.
April 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
"Retracing the Trace" (2012) by Luzene Hill (Cherokee) addresses the statistic of one in three Native American women being raped at some point in their life which is 2.5-3% higher than other groups. Almost 90% of these assaults are by non-Native white men.
"Retracing the Trace" (2012) by Luzene Hill (Cherokee) addresses the statistic of one in three Native American women being raped at some point in their life which is 2.5-3% higher than other groups. Almost 90% of these assaults are by non-Native white men.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.
As of 2022, there were at least 90,000 untested kits in agencies and labs around the country.
"The rape kit backlog offers one of the most clearest and most shocking demonstrations of how sexual assault victims are regarded in our society." Mariska Hargitay
As of 2022, there were at least 90,000 untested kits in agencies and labs around the country.
"The rape kit backlog offers one of the most clearest and most shocking demonstrations of how sexual assault victims are regarded in our society." Mariska Hargitay
April 16, 2025 at 2:16 AM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.
As of 2022, there were at least 90,000 untested kits in agencies and labs around the country.
"The rape kit backlog offers one of the most clearest and most shocking demonstrations of how sexual assault victims are regarded in our society." Mariska Hargitay
As of 2022, there were at least 90,000 untested kits in agencies and labs around the country.
"The rape kit backlog offers one of the most clearest and most shocking demonstrations of how sexual assault victims are regarded in our society." Mariska Hargitay
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Sexual assault causes physical injury, but it isn't always noticeable or life-threatening. It doesn't mean the victim didn't fight back or the assault was "not that bad." Some victims experience tonic mobility.
Just listen and be supportive.
Sexual assault causes physical injury, but it isn't always noticeable or life-threatening. It doesn't mean the victim didn't fight back or the assault was "not that bad." Some victims experience tonic mobility.
Just listen and be supportive.
April 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Sexual assault causes physical injury, but it isn't always noticeable or life-threatening. It doesn't mean the victim didn't fight back or the assault was "not that bad." Some victims experience tonic mobility.
Just listen and be supportive.
Sexual assault causes physical injury, but it isn't always noticeable or life-threatening. It doesn't mean the victim didn't fight back or the assault was "not that bad." Some victims experience tonic mobility.
Just listen and be supportive.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Arrest is the least likely outcome for a perpetrator of a sexual assault crime. Therefore, there is much incentive to report it when there is very little chance for any sort of justice and a very high chance of reliving the trauma and enduring victim-blaming.
Arrest is the least likely outcome for a perpetrator of a sexual assault crime. Therefore, there is much incentive to report it when there is very little chance for any sort of justice and a very high chance of reliving the trauma and enduring victim-blaming.
April 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Arrest is the least likely outcome for a perpetrator of a sexual assault crime. Therefore, there is much incentive to report it when there is very little chance for any sort of justice and a very high chance of reliving the trauma and enduring victim-blaming.
Arrest is the least likely outcome for a perpetrator of a sexual assault crime. Therefore, there is much incentive to report it when there is very little chance for any sort of justice and a very high chance of reliving the trauma and enduring victim-blaming.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
False reporting of rape is very rare, only between 2-8% which is the same for other felonies. Victims don't report for many reasons.
Believe survivors. It's as simple as that.
False reporting of rape is very rare, only between 2-8% which is the same for other felonies. Victims don't report for many reasons.
Believe survivors. It's as simple as that.
April 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
False reporting of rape is very rare, only between 2-8% which is the same for other felonies. Victims don't report for many reasons.
Believe survivors. It's as simple as that.
False reporting of rape is very rare, only between 2-8% which is the same for other felonies. Victims don't report for many reasons.
Believe survivors. It's as simple as that.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.
13% of all undergraduate and graduate students experience sexual assault or rape.
More than 50% of college sexual assaults occur in the fall semester and with increased risk during the first few months of the first and second semesters in college.
13% of all undergraduate and graduate students experience sexual assault or rape.
More than 50% of college sexual assaults occur in the fall semester and with increased risk during the first few months of the first and second semesters in college.
April 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.
13% of all undergraduate and graduate students experience sexual assault or rape.
More than 50% of college sexual assaults occur in the fall semester and with increased risk during the first few months of the first and second semesters in college.
13% of all undergraduate and graduate students experience sexual assault or rape.
More than 50% of college sexual assaults occur in the fall semester and with increased risk during the first few months of the first and second semesters in college.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.
Sexual assault is not only rape. It comes in many different forms with each of them being emotionally and physically traumatizing. Most girls and many boys will experience the bottom of the pyramid beginning in elementary school.
Sexual assault is not only rape. It comes in many different forms with each of them being emotionally and physically traumatizing. Most girls and many boys will experience the bottom of the pyramid beginning in elementary school.
April 8, 2025 at 8:43 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth.
Sexual assault is not only rape. It comes in many different forms with each of them being emotionally and physically traumatizing. Most girls and many boys will experience the bottom of the pyramid beginning in elementary school.
Sexual assault is not only rape. It comes in many different forms with each of them being emotionally and physically traumatizing. Most girls and many boys will experience the bottom of the pyramid beginning in elementary school.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Myth: If women would stop drinking, they wouldn't be sexually assaulted.
Fact: Alcohol is an excuse for consent or a tool to control victims. This happens to men too. About 50% of sexual assaults involved alcohol use by the perpetrator, the victim or both.
Myth: If women would stop drinking, they wouldn't be sexually assaulted.
Fact: Alcohol is an excuse for consent or a tool to control victims. This happens to men too. About 50% of sexual assaults involved alcohol use by the perpetrator, the victim or both.
April 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Myth: If women would stop drinking, they wouldn't be sexually assaulted.
Fact: Alcohol is an excuse for consent or a tool to control victims. This happens to men too. About 50% of sexual assaults involved alcohol use by the perpetrator, the victim or both.
Myth: If women would stop drinking, they wouldn't be sexually assaulted.
Fact: Alcohol is an excuse for consent or a tool to control victims. This happens to men too. About 50% of sexual assaults involved alcohol use by the perpetrator, the victim or both.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Fiction: Most children are sexually abused by strangers.
Fact: The majority of kids who are sexually abused are assaulted by someone they know and trust. Every 9 minutes, CPS substantiates, or finds evidence for, a claim of child sexual abuse.
Fiction: Most children are sexually abused by strangers.
Fact: The majority of kids who are sexually abused are assaulted by someone they know and trust. Every 9 minutes, CPS substantiates, or finds evidence for, a claim of child sexual abuse.
April 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
Fiction: Most children are sexually abused by strangers.
Fact: The majority of kids who are sexually abused are assaulted by someone they know and trust. Every 9 minutes, CPS substantiates, or finds evidence for, a claim of child sexual abuse.
Fiction: Most children are sexually abused by strangers.
Fact: The majority of kids who are sexually abused are assaulted by someone they know and trust. Every 9 minutes, CPS substantiates, or finds evidence for, a claim of child sexual abuse.
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
One of three female victims and one of four male victims of attempted or completed rape experienced it for the first time between the ages and 11 and 17.
Source: nsvrc.org/statistics
One of three female victims and one of four male victims of attempted or completed rape experienced it for the first time between the ages and 11 and 17.
Source: nsvrc.org/statistics
April 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
One of three female victims and one of four male victims of attempted or completed rape experienced it for the first time between the ages and 11 and 17.
Source: nsvrc.org/statistics
One of three female victims and one of four male victims of attempted or completed rape experienced it for the first time between the ages and 11 and 17.
Source: nsvrc.org/statistics
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
This administration has reversed initiatives and resources to address sexual assault, domestic abuse and workplace violence.
Getting rid of resources, pretending that it doesn't happen, or doesn't affect anyone is appalling.
This administration has reversed initiatives and resources to address sexual assault, domestic abuse and workplace violence.
Getting rid of resources, pretending that it doesn't happen, or doesn't affect anyone is appalling.
April 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth
This administration has reversed initiatives and resources to address sexual assault, domestic abuse and workplace violence.
Getting rid of resources, pretending that it doesn't happen, or doesn't affect anyone is appalling.
This administration has reversed initiatives and resources to address sexual assault, domestic abuse and workplace violence.
Getting rid of resources, pretending that it doesn't happen, or doesn't affect anyone is appalling.
For the last day of #WomensHistoryMonth and #TransgenderDayofVisibility, I will post a Native American artist recognized as a third gender known as Two Spirit, defined as a person encompassing both masculine and feminine spirits.
The late We:wa (Zuni Pueblo, 1849-1896)
Zuni dough bowl, ca 1880
The late We:wa (Zuni Pueblo, 1849-1896)
Zuni dough bowl, ca 1880
April 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
For the last day of #WomensHistoryMonth and #TransgenderDayofVisibility, I will post a Native American artist recognized as a third gender known as Two Spirit, defined as a person encompassing both masculine and feminine spirits.
The late We:wa (Zuni Pueblo, 1849-1896)
Zuni dough bowl, ca 1880
The late We:wa (Zuni Pueblo, 1849-1896)
Zuni dough bowl, ca 1880
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Roxanne Swentzell(Santa Clara Pueblo, 1962-)
"Mud Woman Rolls On" 2011
Roxanne Swentzell(Santa Clara Pueblo, 1962-)
"Mud Woman Rolls On" 2011
March 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Roxanne Swentzell(Santa Clara Pueblo, 1962-)
"Mud Woman Rolls On" 2011
Roxanne Swentzell(Santa Clara Pueblo, 1962-)
"Mud Woman Rolls On" 2011
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Dyani White Hawk Polk (Sicangu Lakota, 1976-)
"I Am Your Relative" 2020
Dyani White Hawk Polk (Sicangu Lakota, 1976-)
"I Am Your Relative" 2020
March 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Dyani White Hawk Polk (Sicangu Lakota, 1976-)
"I Am Your Relative" 2020
Dyani White Hawk Polk (Sicangu Lakota, 1976-)
"I Am Your Relative" 2020
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie (Diné, 1954-)
"Vanna Brown, Aztec Style" 1990
Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie (Diné, 1954-)
"Vanna Brown, Aztec Style" 1990
March 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie (Diné, 1954-)
"Vanna Brown, Aztec Style" 1990
Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie (Diné, 1954-)
"Vanna Brown, Aztec Style" 1990
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Jean LaMarr (Northern Paiute/Achomawi, 1945-)
"Vuarneted Indian Cowboy" 1984
Jean LaMarr (Northern Paiute/Achomawi, 1945-)
"Vuarneted Indian Cowboy" 1984
March 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Jean LaMarr (Northern Paiute/Achomawi, 1945-)
"Vuarneted Indian Cowboy" 1984
Jean LaMarr (Northern Paiute/Achomawi, 1945-)
"Vuarneted Indian Cowboy" 1984
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artists each day of March.
Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/ Choctaw, 1980)
"Hinushi 10" 2023
Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/ Choctaw, 1980)
"Hinushi 10" 2023
March 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
For #WomensHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artists each day of March.
Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/ Choctaw, 1980)
"Hinushi 10" 2023
Sarah Sense (Chitimacha/ Choctaw, 1980)
"Hinushi 10" 2023
For #WomenHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Ramona Sakiestewa (Hopi, 1948-)
"Old Fashioned Window/2" 1989
Ramona Sakiestewa (Hopi, 1948-)
"Old Fashioned Window/2" 1989
March 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
For #WomenHistoryMonth, I will highlight one Native American female artist each day of March.
Ramona Sakiestewa (Hopi, 1948-)
"Old Fashioned Window/2" 1989
Ramona Sakiestewa (Hopi, 1948-)
"Old Fashioned Window/2" 1989