sexual assault

La campana ‘Give DeKalb County’ (Dar al Condado de DeKalb) fue un gran éxito para Safe Passage. El centro local de crisis para los sobrevivientes de la violencia doméstica y la agresión sexual ha recaudado más de $70.000 de fondos en la campana anual entre toda la comunidad.

Crisis centers provide care to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The orgs have various lines of funding, and how much they'll be impacted by cuts in federal funding varies.

Organizations receiving federal funding such as crisis centers are required to dedicate enough resources under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to ensure that non-speaking English clients can access services.

In May, the Department of Education made sweeping changes to Title IX regulations.The new regulations change the definition of what qualifies as sexual…

The author of a self-help book wants to change the conversation about sexual assault.

A new Illinois law will require hospitals to ensure that sexual assault victims receive timely treatment from someone trained to examine them. Right now…

A new report from the University of Illinois finds the vast majority of nurses in Illinois experience violence on the job. The survey on workplace…

A new amendment to proposed Illinois legislation would require hospitals to train nurses in sexual assault care by 2021.A previous draft of the proposal…

About 100 people are expected to participate in this year’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event Saturday in DeKalb. About a quarter of that number will be men…

Lawmakers advanced a measure Tuesday that would require Illinois hospitals to have nurses on staff who can provide specialized care to victims of sexual…