The month of April is sexual assault and child abuse awareness month.
To prevent further bringing a voice to sexual assault and child abuse.
Throughout the month of april ?
"* agencies like crisis intervention service are helping to raise awareness.
According the rape abuse and incest national network ?
"* an american is sexually assaulted every 73 seconds.
Every 9 minutes ?
"* that victim is a child.
During sexual assault awareness month ?
"* and child abuse prevention month ?
"* executive director mary ingham hopes that the awareness stage grows into taking action ?
"* ad reducing abuse in north "make sure that everyone knows that help is available, where to get help, and support.
I think the beautiful thing about north iowa is there's so many people working together to raise awareness, to work with victims, to hold abusers accountable."