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What is sexual assault? And how does KCSARC help?

01.05.24

Sexual assault is any unwanted or illegal sexual contact or behavior.

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Impact 2025-26: Empowering youth and the adults around them

07.21.26

Young people tell us adults aren’t taking sexual abuse seriously enough — learn how your support has helped KCSARC empower youth to lead change and engage the adults surrounding them to be more supportive.

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Impact 2025-26: ACE connects young survivors to support

07.21.26

Trusted adults working in schools are frequently those who first hear a young survivor’s disclosure. Too often, survivors go unconnected to supportive advocacy until well into a criminal legal process, leaving them feeling confused and isolated. KCSARC’s new Advocacy, Connection & Engagement (ACE) program is changing that by reaching survivors right from the moment of disclosure.

Exploring post-traumatic growth

06.20.24

The messages we send to survivors are critical to their recovery and growth; is “choose (post-traumatic) growth” a useful one? Experts at UW’s departments of Psychology and Psychiatry weigh in with a guest blog.

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Specialized counseling helps children with concerning sexualized behaviors

05.28.24

It’s common and developmentally normal for a young child to be curious about their own body or that of others. But when does a child’s sexualized behavior shift from developmentally appropriate to potentially problematic — and how can KCSARC help?

Dando Voz empowers survivors to speak out

09.21.23

Survivors and families whose primary language is Spanish, and/or who have migrated to King County from other countries, face specific challenges to healing and justice.

Part of those challenges is being understood, linguistically and culturally.

Read more about specific challenges and how KCSARC’s Dando Voz empowers them.

Dando Voz: Un servicio que empodera a la comunidad latina

09.21.23

KCSARC se enfoca en tratar de comprender estas necesidades particulares de los sobrevivientes latinxs para poder responder y servir a la comunidad de la manera más adecuada.

Meet the Dando Voz team!

09.21.23

Conozca al equipo de Dando Voz

09.21.23

Self-care strategies for Mental Health Awareness Month

05.26.22

Sexual assault can take a tremendous toll on both physical and mental well-being. Here are some ways to manage stress and build resilience.

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