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About this episode

Charity and Kirstyn discuss sexual violence and community safety with Jenay, a Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist, in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month so Charity and Kirstyn sat down with Jenay, a Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist to "Look Back, and Move Forward". What is sexual violence? Why do some people not report what happened? Are there actions city leaders can take to make a community safer? We answer these questions and much more in this conversation.

People in this episode

Hosts: Charity, Kirstyn

Guest: Jenay

Topics covered

• Sexual Assault Awareness Month
• sexual violence
• community safety
• reporting
• prevention

Keywords

• sexual assault
• awareness month
• prevention specialist
• community leaders
• reporting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sexual Violence Prevention Specialist

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