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Support Victims of Sexual Violence: Sexual Assault and Intervention Program Seeks Volunteers

Calls are now open for the 2019 SAVI Volunteer Advocate Training Program.

Support Victims of Sexual Violence: Sexual Assault and Intervention Program Seeks Volunteers

Support Victims of Sexual Violence: Sexual Assault and Intervention Program Seeks Volunteers

Calls are now open for the 2019 SAVI Volunteer Advocate Training Program.

Support Victims of Sexual Violence: Sexual Assault and Intervention Program Seeks Volunteers

I will never forget the first time I supported a survivor of sexual violence. It was less than a week into my job as an educator at Mount Sinai’s Sexual Assault and Intervention Program (SAVI).  I was at a Halloween party dressed as a giant fried egg with sperm trying to break into the yolk. I was excitedly telling a number of acquaintances about my new position. I could see one woman, (who I believe was dressed as a seductive werewolf) react when I mentioned that I worked in sexual assault prevention. 

Later that evening, amidst the blaring sounds of punk rock, she shared with me that a week prior she believed that she was drugged and assaulted and since then she…

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