Samaritan Hospital has launched a new partnership with a host of county and law enforcement agencies to end child sexual abuse. Enough Abuse Rensselaer County is a community-wide campaign that hopes to reach all citizens about the signs to look out for and our responsibility to help protect children. See News 10 report here.
Samaritan Hospital is partnering with a host of area agencies in a first-of-its-kind effort in our area to end child sexual abuse. The campaign is called Enough Abuse Rensselaer County. See the Troy Record report here.
Child sexual abuse. It’s a horrific act that happens more than you think. Samaritan Hospital, in partnership with a host of police and law enforcement, social services agencies, and community organizations, have a new education campaign targeting the prevention of child sexual abuse. See the Times Union report here.
Samaritan Hospital is partnering with a host of agencies in Rensselaer County in a first-of-its-kind community-wide education campaign targeting child sexual abuse. See CBS 6 News report here.
The Sexual Assault and Crime Victims Assistance Program for Rensselaer County (SACVAP) at Samaritan Hospital – in partnership with a host of area police and law enforcement agencies, county services agencies, and community organizations – today unveiled “Enough Abuse Rensselaer County,” a new educational campaign aimed at preventing child sexual abuse. The campaign is the first-of-its-kind in the greater Capital Region. According to the American Medical Association, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men report having been sexually abused in childhood, almost always by someone they know, trust, or love. It is estimated there are 39 million Americans living today who have been victims of child sexual abuse, 13 million of whom are still children. “Child sexual abuse is a public health problem,” said Lindsey Crusan, director of the SACVAP at Samaritan Hospital. “All of the partnering agencies here today recognize that by coming together and taking a stand, we can send the strongest message yet that child sexual abuse is not acceptable in our community. We are dedicated to educating and engaging […]
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