/tags/sexual-assault-awareness-month Sexual Assault Awareness Month en-US Copyright Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:51:34 GMT /local-news/2022-04-26/sexual-assault-awareness-month-hits-close-to-home-for-native-community In 2009, Barack Obama became the first president to recognize April as sexual assault awareness month. Since then, numerous initiatives have sought to combat the problem. But one group remains particularly vulnerable. According to the Department of Justice, Native women are 2.5 times more likely to experience sexual assault. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:51:34 GMT /local-news/2022-04-26/sexual-assault-awareness-month-hits-close-to-home-for-native-community Taylor Velazquez /public-affairs/2017-04-28/sexual-assault-is-the-most-personal-type-of-violence-that-a-person-can-be-involved-in Sat 4/29, 12p: Do you fear being sexually assaulted? Have you –or somebody you know- been raped? As April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, on Women´s… Fri, 28 Apr 2017 23:54:04 GMT /public-affairs/2017-04-28/sexual-assault-is-the-most-personal-type-of-violence-that-a-person-can-be-involved-in