I am a professional college advocate/educator with Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and SAPARS staff will be writing guest columns in the Sun Journal on the topic of sexual assault every Sunday. This piece serves as an explanation of trigger warnings, why they are important and a trigger […]
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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Cara Courchesne: Non-consensual pornography increasingly an issue that must be addressed
In this world, our private information is less private than ever. With the click of a button, private images can be posted for millions of people to see. In an era of digital communication, Maine’s sexual assault support centers are seeing that non-consensual pornography is increasingly an issue for the clients we serve. A bill […]
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Marty McIntyre: An effective college response to sexual assault provides additional recourse for survivors
For the past few years, increased attention has focused on the issue of sexual assault on college campuses. The statistics are horrifying. The federal government has established new regulations to guide colleges in effectively preventing and responding to sexual assault. One frequently debated issue is whether colleges should have their own judicial proceedings regarding sexual […]
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Destie Hohman Sprague: More steps needed to halt human trafficking in Maine
Human trafficking is getting a lot of press in Maine right now — much of it discussing whether enough is being done. But for those of us who have been working closely on this issue for the past few years, we know that the landscape today is radically different than it was just four years […]