by Melinda Sampson | Apr 18, 2024 | Advocacy, Sexual Assault, Uncategorized
North Carolina cleared the rape kit backlog, finishing decades’ worth of rape kits on Tuesday, April 9. The Survivor Act, passed by the General Assembly in 2019, allocated funds to address more than 16,000 shelved tests, some of which were from the 1990s. Now...
by Madison Craft | Apr 7, 2022 | Legislation and Policy, Resources, Sexual Assault
Last month, the Biden administration reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act, just in time for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual violence is an issue that affects nearly half a million Americans every year, and it is not limited to in-person settings. In an...
