Start by Believing Day is on April 2nd; here is our campaign’s seventh post!
63% of survivors did not report their sexual assault because they were afraid they would be blamed for it. This fear prevents many sexual assault survivors from accessing medical care.
Zinzow, H.M. & Thompson, M. (2011). Barriers to reporting sexual victimization: Prevalence and correlates among undergraduate women. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 20, 711-725.
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