News

11.20.20

Our therapy staff was honored to receive the prestigious Sarah Haley Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence award from @ISTSSnews, recognizing our clinical team for high quality, evidence-based and trauma-focused services that help survivors heal. https://t.co/OIZjNQZj4I

11.20.20

Mark your calendar! December 1 is #GivingTuesday. We’re proud to be a part of this global celebration of giving. Every gift helps KCSARC respond to a survivor of sexual assault & abuse when they need our help. @givingtuesday https://t.co/MTMp2hNTyF

11.19.20

Ni Una Más: Seeking justice for femicide in Mexico through poetry, journalism and law is tonight at 6:00 p.m., have you registered? Learn more https://t.co/uHcnnmSRpY

WA Legislative News

09.10.19

It is possible to stop sexual violence in all forms by working further upstream to change understandings, cultural norms, and ultimately behaviors. The place we see most promise is with young people.

Pyatt Promise powers prevention

06.13.19

The Pyatt Promise fund allows KCSARC to build a more robust, evidence-based prevention strategy that reaches students, their families, educators, and peers — to stop sexual violence from happening.

WordWatching the criminal justice system

05.16.19

Word choices matter as we continue shifting the culture. But when it comes to holding offenders accountable in the criminal justice system, the words and phrases used to describe sexual violence can play an outsized role in determining whether justice is actually delivered.

Connecting complex systems

07.11.18

King County is uniquely complex, with 39 law enforcement jurisdictions, three courthouses, 28 hospitals, and eight Child Protective Services offices. KCSARC’s Inter-Agencies Liaison helps ensure these large, complex systems responders are trauma-informed and better connected.

A message to KCSARC supporters

09.13.17 | By Mary Ellen Stone

Seattle Mayor Murray’s resignation again puts sexual assault, and the victims of assault, in the headlines.