News

Exploring post-traumatic growth

06.20.24

The messages we send to survivors are critical to their recovery and growth; is “choose (post-traumatic) growth” a useful one? Experts at UW’s departments of Psychology and Psychiatry weigh in with a guest blog.

Podcast

Episode 10: Student Questions #3

03.11.24

The Link to Prevention Season 1, Episode 10: Middle and high school students are encouraged by the prevention team to ask questions during classroom presentations and can do so anonymously through the use of a QR code. In this episode, Hannah and Jessica sit down to answer frequently asked questions from the classroom.

Believing survivors and breaking myths

02.29.24

When the community hears that a sexual assault victim’s report may have gaps, the immediate response is often to judge and condemn the victim.

That sends a chilling message to all survivors

Podcast

Episode 9: Depictions of a Minor Law

02.14.24

The Link to Prevention Season 1, Episode 9: In this episode, the KCSARC Prevention team delves into the federal law: Depictions of a Minor Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct (Child Pornography). But this isn’t just legal jargon—it’s about safeguarding our youth.

Join us as we break down this law and empower our youth to navigate the digital world responsibly.

KCSARC’s year in review 2023

12.22.23

Wrapping up 2023: how did we raise our voice for survivors of sexual assault?

Kristy’s Story

12.12.23

Kristy shares her story of hope and healing after surviving childhood sexual abuse. She is now raising her voice to help other survivors know they are not alone as a member of KCSARC’s Empowered Voices program.

Podcast

Episode 8: Student Questions #2

11.21.23

The Link to Prevention Podcast Season 1, Episode 8: In this episode, Hannah is in conversation with Jessica and Adriana, a bilingual therapist at KCSARC, to answer frequently asked questions from students. Middle and high school students are encouraged by the prevention team to ask questions during classroom presentations, and can do so anonymously through the use of a QR code. For this episode, Jessica and Adriana sit down to answer a few of the questions asked this school year.

Press Releases

KCSARC appoints Kate Krug CEO

10.24.23

The KCSARC board of directors announced the appointment of Kate Krug to chief executive officer, ushering in a new chapter of leadership for the organization.

Podcast

Episode 7: Bystander Intervention

10.11.23

The Link to Prevention Podcast Season 1, Episode 7: In this episode, the KCSARC prevention team sits down to discuss the topic of bystander intervention. The prevention team defines bystander intervention, as well as the term “upstander.” Jessica and Hannah walk through the ways they teach high school students about bystander intervention, including the 4 Ds model of intervening. There’s more than one way to intervene! The prevention team also shares some of their own examples of bystander intervention throughout the conversation.

Dando Voz empowers survivors to speak out

09.21.23

Survivors and families whose primary language is Spanish, and/or who have migrated to King County from other countries, face specific challenges to healing and justice.

Part of those challenges is being understood, linguistically and culturally.

Read more about specific challenges and how KCSARC’s Dando Voz empowers them.