Amelia Rising could close if funding doesn’t increase – LETTER TO EDITOR

Published On: July 12, 2023
“Based on decades of established research, it is well understood that the way to reduce sexual and gender-based violence is to remove financial and social power imbalances, teach accurate sexual education, provide living wages, childcare, and barrier-free education, healthcare, and housing. When these foundations of society are eroded, sexual violence increases.”
 
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