"If I Ran Zacharias"
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The document discusses the impact of sexual violence, stating that 1 in 4 females experience it before age 18, and highlights the underreporting of such incidents. It focuses on the Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center, which offers legal advocacy, counseling, and community education to help survivors and relies on volunteers for support. The text emphasizes the importance of community action in healing from the trauma of sexual violence.
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"If I Ran Zacharias"
- 1. Healing Sexual Violence As a volunteer at Zacharias Center Legal Advocate Phone counselor I selected the Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center for my project
- 2. 1 in 4 females will experience sexual violence before their 18 th birthday Sexual Violence contributes to various disorders such as PTSD Depression Anxiety Acts of Sexual Violence are underreported
- 3. Statistically 1 in 4 women have been victims of rape or attempted rape. 84% of those raped knew their attacker, and 57% of the rapes happened on dates. Only 27% of the women whose sexual assault met the legal definition of rape thought of themselves as rape victims. Silence is an enemy CALCASA
- 5. Organizations such as the Zacharias Sexual Abuse Center provide hope to survivors Zacharias Center Provides Legal Advocacy Counseling Education Community Programs Referrals Free of charge to survivors of sexual violence and their family members
- 6. = Advocates = The Zacharias Center relies on the help of unpaid volunteers whom act as advocates for survivors of sexual violence. Community education and support is vital to the Zacharias Center. Education + Advocacy = Community Action Healing… it takes a community and it happens here