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NEW! Download our free multimedia slideshow presentation to introduce the Start by Believing campaign in your community. Visit our Materials page today...
There is no shame when your loved one dies. When your car is stolen. When you’re diagnosed with cancer. Friends and loved ones gather around you for support. They don’t blame you for "bringing it on yourself."
It should be the same with sexual violence. But all too often, survivors who have the courage to tell someone what happened are blamed for bringing it on themselves. This needs to change.
Start by Believing is a public awareness campaign designed to change the way we respond to rape and sexual assault in our communities.
Won’t you join us? Click here to get involved...
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| My name is Michele Snow. I am Crime Analyst with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and I support analytically the Sex Crimes and Family Violence Unit. When someone tells me they were raped or sexually assaulted, I Start by Believing. |
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| My name is Deann Hensley. I am Sexual Assault Response Team Coordinator. When someone tells me they were raped or sexually assaulted, I Start by Believing. |
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| My name is Holly Renz. I am a SANE, program Director of Madison County SATC, and state SANE Coordinator for IN through INCASA. When someone tells me they were raped or sexually assaulted, I Start by Believing. |
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| My name is Barbara Sanders. I am a domestic violence and sexual assault advocate and case manager. When someone tells me they were raped or sexually assaulted, I Start by Believing. |
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| My name is Lesley A Jamison. I am a CDV Investigator for Hampton County Sheriff's Office in Hampton, SC. I will start by believing! When someone tells me they were raped or sexually assaulted, I Start by Believing. |
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| My name is Alice. I am an Operations Director at a homeless shelter for women with children. Daily I see the the trauma sexual violence causes. When someone tells me they were raped or sexually assaulted, I Start by Believing. |
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| My name is Heidi Leingang. I am a therapist. When someone tells me they were raped or sexually assaulted, I Start by Believing. |
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| My name is Nicole Kubon. I am a sexual assault advocate/counselor who has been working to end violence against women for years through prevention, education, awareness & support. When someone tells me they were raped or sexually assaulted, I Start by Believing. |
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| My name is Katelyn Wood. I am Attending the WV 12th Annual Sexual Assault and Stalking Symposium/SART Summit and I made my pledge to "Start by believing" When someone tells me they were raped or sexually assaulted, I Start by Believing. |
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| My name is Shunu Shrestha. I am Duluth Trafficking Task Force Coordinator. When someone tells me they were raped or sexually assaulted, I Start by Believing. |
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