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The 2012 Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) Campaign centers on the theme of healthy sexuality, letting everyone know “It’s time…to talk about it.” Healthy sexuality means having the knowledge and power to express sexuality in ways that enrich our lives (
The article reports, ” ‘As a mother and a daughter, I can’t accept one in three women will be a victim of violence in her lifetime,’ said actress Reese Witherspoon. Witherspoon brought her star power along with Crown Princess Mary of Denmark to the Second annual World Conference of Women’s Shelters.”
As veterans return from war zones in greater numbers, the NRCDV has seen an increase in requests from advocates who struggle to address the added complications that wartime experiences can bring to intimate relationships. Coming across the emotional journey of veteran Scott Ostrom through a striking