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Couples Exchange Bacteria During Intercourse, Known as the ‘Sexome.’ It Might Help Track Down Sexual Assault Perpetrators
In a study of 12 heterosexual couples, researchers noted the presence of a partner's genital bacteria after sex, even when ...
Maine lawmaker pushes bill to establish rape kit tracking amid federal funding uncertainty
The Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault says last year, they got $90,000 in federal funding to pilot a kit tracking system in two counties. Right now, group leaders are unsure what will happen to ...
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Colorado lawmakers are close to allowing CBI funding to roll over and help with rape kit backlog
Approximately 1,400 sex assault cases are waiting on results. State Representative Jenny Willford, D-Adams County, says one of those cases is her own.
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Understanding date rape drugs
That is the number of women in the United States that have reported completed or attempted rape during their lifetime — 21% of the population, about 1 in every 5 women [1].
SC rape and violence crisis centers face crisis of their own if federal funding goes away
The Trump administration's funding freeze has already impacted rape and violence crisis centers in South Carolina. Here's ...
Giving survivors ability to track their own sexual assault exam kits gives back some autonomy, advocates say
Senate Bill 69, if passed, will give sexual assault survivors the control to track the progress of their sexual assault exam kit - and ensures timely processing.
Blaine County’s Sexual Assault Response Team launches SAFE Program
The Advocates, a nonprofit group, along with Blaine County’s Sexual Assault Response Team launched the SAFE Program for victims of assualt ...
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Logan Square Sexual Assault Victims Speak Out As Attacker Remains At Large: ‘Nobody’s Gonna Save You’
Women want more people to know about the attacks and are banding together to pressure law enforcement to find the man ...
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Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) prevention guide
Primary care and public health professionals play a pivotal role in the prevention and control of STBBI. Sexual health and STBBI prevention are an integral part of everyone's health care. All ...
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Ending sexual violence: How Tennessee’s Sexual Assault Center works toward this goal through education, advocacy, support services
Someone in the United States is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds, according to the RAINN, a national anti-sexual violence organization. However, this better world is the vision of the Sexual ...