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Events Coming Soon for Sexual Assault Awareness

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Dine Out For Safety is SACASA's signature event. In fact, this is the 23rd year that our community will be partnering with local restaurants to raise money for survivors through percentage of sales, raffle tickets and sponsorships. Learn more at www.DineOutForSafety.org.

Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault

Posted 04.14.21

Katlyn Monje, SACASA Supervisor, has a terrible poker face: when she doesn't like something, she wrinkles up her nose.

What she does love, though, is her work with SACASA. "I do this work because survivors deserve to be heard, validated and supported," she says. "It is an incredible privilege to serve survivors, although the ultimate goal is to eliminate sexual violence and put us out of this line of work." ... See MoreSee Less

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Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault

Posted 04.13.21

According to RAINN, "13% of all students experience rape or sexual assault through physical force, violence, or incapacitation (among all graduate and undergraduate students)." And that's just the ones that are reported.

It's critical that college students have support from their campus community, which is why we're so thankful for UA Survivor Advocacy, their partnership with SACASA and the support they're able to provide survivors of sexual violence at the University of Arizona. #SAAM2021 #tucsaam ... See MoreSee Less

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Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault

Posted 04.13.21

What types of therapies work well for survivors of sexual assault? SACASA Therapist, Amber Pitello, LAMFT, utilizes a kind that helps survivors reclaim their own stories and feel freedom from shame. #tucsaam #SAAM2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault

Posted 04.12.21

For the past many years, this statistic was "every 98 seconds..." Now, it's every 73 seconds that someone in the US is sexually assaulted. We're moving in the wrong direction people. #TucSAAM #SAAM2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault

Posted 04.11.21

Many times, survivors of sexual assault feel ALONE, but you are NOT. This great Arizona Daily Star article shows just a tip of the collaboration that exists here in Pima County for helping survivors achieve healing and justice. Please take a read and connect with more Sexual Assault Awareness Month activities! #tucsaam #SAAM2021 ... See MoreSee Less

Tucson groups join forces to support sex assault survivors, promote awareness

tucson.com

Community and campus groups are holding multiple virtual events and outreach efforts throughout April, as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

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Southern Arizona Center Against Sexual Assault

Posted 04.10.21

How can survivors of sexual trauma best heal? "Healing comes when survivors learn how to tune in and honor their own experiences," says SACASA Therapist, Amber Pitello, LAMFT.

"Time and again, I see survivors come to the point where they want to advocate for themselves and for others, when they internalize the truth that they are not at fault for the assault."

Let us help you honor your experience through therapy at SACASA. #TucSAAM #SAAM2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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