May is Mental Health Month. And when you are part of the movement to end sexual violence, you can’t help but intersect with mental health. It’s a cyclical relationship. People with a range of mental health issues are at greater risk of experiencing sexual violence, and people who experience sexual violence are at a greater risk of having mental health issues.
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May 23, 2011 - 9:54pm
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May 11, 2011 - 10:03pm
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence are urging the Pennsylvania House and Senate to restore funds to the House amended budget because of victims like Beth.
Beth was 15 years old when her music teacher began raping her in school. For nine months she worried about selecting clothes that would be difficult to rip off and how to avoid him in the school halls.