In honor of Sexual Assault & Prevention Awareness Month, CMH Behavioral Health Department is hosting a 12 week healing group for sexual assault survivors.
- Begins Tuesday, April 2
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- Meets every Tuesday for 12 weeks
- 4:00 – 5:30 PM
- Ages 18 & up
Contact Information
- (325) – 574 – 7247
- (325) – 574 – 7248
Stats on Sexual Assault:
- Only 19% of the sexual assaults were committed by complete strangers, leaving over 80% of sexual assaults committed by someone known to the victim. (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault TAASA)
- In Texas, 1 in 5 women & 1 in 20 men have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lifetime. (TAASA)
- Over 80% of Texans who were sexually assaulted DID NOT report to law enforcement. (TAASA)
- Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. (Department of Justice)
- More than 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experience sexual violence. (CDC)
- 47% of transgender people experience sexual violence. (CDC)
- Women of color disproportionately experience sexual violence. (CDC)
