February 2024 - KCSARC

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What is sexual assault? And how does KCSARC help?

01.05.24

Sexual assault is any unwanted or illegal sexual contact or behavior.

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Specialized counseling helps children with concerning sexualized behaviors

05.28.24

It’s common and developmentally normal for a young child to be curious about their own body or that of others. But when does a child’s sexualized behavior shift from developmentally appropriate to potentially problematic — and how can KCSARC help?

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Press Releases

Navigating Justice report

03.05.24

KCSARC releases new Navigating Justice report detailing outcomes for victims in backlogged King County Superior Court cases.

Andy’s Blog

10.24.24

Empowered Voices member Andy shares his story about discussing consent, mental health, and self-care with his middle-school son. He reflects on his own experiences with therapy and encourages other male survivors to seek support.

Equipping young people to help peers

09.05.24

Many of us grew up hearing that we should tell a trusted adult if we need support or have questions about behaviors that may be sexual assault. But our work with young survivors shows that, more often, they will turn to peers first.

Podcast

Episode 12: Online Spaces

08.29.24

The Link to Prevention, Season 1, Episode 12: Join the KCSARC Prevention team as they dive into the world of online spaces! In this episode, the Prevention team outlines how they teach middle schoolers about online safety, boundaries, and para-social relationships. Hear some of the reactions from students and get some helpful tips to start conversations with your own kid about online spaces!

Empowered Voices: Healing Through Advocacy

07.24.24

Discover how survivors in King County are driving positive change in our communities through KCSARC’s Empowered Voices program.

Podcast

Episode 11: Interview with Hayley

07.18.24

The Link to Prevention Season 1, Episode 11: In this episode, Hannah sits down with Hayley, a senior at Mercer Island High School, and discuss Hayley’s experiences as a founding member of One Love Club at her school. Hannah and Hayley also discuss the importance of youth voice in prevention, as well as what adults can do to support youth initiatives to end sexual and domestic violence.

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.