April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and County Mayors in our area are signing proclamations in support of local agencies which strive to end the cycle of violence and silence and change the way people respond to sexual assault. WRAP (Women’s Resource & Rape Assistance Program) directly serves those impacted by sexual violence across 19 counties in West Tennessee, offering a wide array of trauma-informed and evidence-based services that are free and confidential.
WRAP is participating in the “Start by Believing” campaign throughout the month of April.
WRAP will also be collaborating with different colleges and universities to build campus awareness of sexual violence through different outreach activities, promoting social media events and debuting weekly “Safe Space” Facebook Live discussions. If you or anyone you know has questions about sexual violence please call the 24/7 helpline at 1-800-273-8712.
Top photo is: From left, WRAP Domestic Violence County Manager Brancy White, with County Mayor John Penn Ridgeway, Judge Vicki Snyder and Deputy Lon Howater.
Bottom photo: Behind the Obion County Mayor Benny McGuire, from left are: Alesha Lyon, Dylan Purvis, Miranda Howard, Haylie Fortner, and Family Support Specialist Katie Noles.
