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Why are Sexual Assaults on College Campuses Treated Differently?

Why are Sexual Assaults on College Campuses Treated Differently? By: Gina Telega   With strong feminist positions taking a forefront and activism like the #MeToo movement, the topic of sexual assault is getting more attention than it has in previous decades. Even with these steps in the right direction, information regarding sexual assault is still being swept under the rug. …

Kimberly Hurst, founder and executive director of Wayne County Safe, poses on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at the Wayne County Safe office in Detroit. (Photo: Rachel Woolf, Special to the Free Press)

Women: Trump budget cuts could victimize us again

View Original Detroit Free Press Article written by KRISTEN JORDAN SHAMUS Organizations that collect evidence for rape kits and offer crisis counseling to victims of domestic and sexual violence are bracing for the possibility of deep funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s federal budget plan. The leaders of three of Michigan’s largest victim-advocacy organizations — Wayne County SAFE, Turning Point and HAVEN — say they’re scrambling …