OVWA Webinar Wednesday – Start by Believing: Working to Improve Negative Responses to Sexual Assault

Sexual assaults are the most underreported crime in our country Many victims are met with doubt and blame when reporting their victimization Unfortunately these negative responses are based on stereotypes and implicit biases that have plagued our society for decades This training focuses on Start by Believing a public awareness campaign started by EVAWI designed to improve the public response to sexual assault The goal is to provide communities with factual information surrounding what rapetruly looks like how our implicit biases can shape our judgment of victims and perpetrators and how this trauma can affect victims’ reactions and decisions Through this campaign Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh strives to improve how sexual assault cases are handled in our community and ultimately hold more perpetrators accountable Every response matters OVWA training programs are pre-approved through both the Ohio Advocate Network and the National Advocate Credentialing Program If you require accommodations please email us at info@ovwa.org no later than one week prior to the webinar