FACTSHEET:
Safety Tips for Parents
As a parent, one of your primary concerns is your child's safety. While some dangers--a hot stove, traffic or an electrical outlet--seem easy to explain, dangers that involve violence may seem more difficult to talk about. You may be afraid that you will frighten your child. You may not know how to explain violence, or where to start. You may also not want to recognize that your child could become a victim of a crime.
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About UsDefinition of Sexual ViolenceThe NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault defines sexual violence as: Any completed or attempted sexual act against a person’s will or against a person unable to give consent.Sexual violence encompasses a continuum of acts, ranging from unwanted sexual comments or advances to completed rape. Anyone can experience sexual violence. While the majority of acts are perpetrated by someone known to the victim, anyone can perpetrate sexual violence--a stranger, a person in a position of power or trust, an acquaintance, a relative, a friend, or an intimate partner. VisionThe New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault’s vision is a city free from sexual violence.
The mission of the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault is to build the capacity of communities, organizations, and institutions to advance the right to live free from sexual violence and reduce the harm it causes individuals, families, and society. |
2009 Annual Report
Raffle prize, a photo by Through Our Own Eyes participant Yesenia Miranda
Voices and Faces:
Victoria Sherden 
"People think you can't be raped by your own husband or boyfriend. They need to think again."
Read more about Victoria at The Voices and Faces Project » |
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