This week Gender Trouble will host Katherine Gauer, Luz Elena Carbajal, and Lydia Huerta of Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services, known locally as SASS.
SASS is an important organization for the Silver City/Grant County area providing a range of free and confidential services including…
Crisis intervention
Counseling
Advocacy & Support
Medical and Legal accompaniment
Public education and outreach
Assistance with emergency housing, food, or transportation
Statistics show that approximately 1 in 5 women will be raped at some point in their lives, and that more than 40% of women have reported sexual violence other than rape. Men are not exempt; one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives, and more than 20% of men will report sexual violence some time in their lives (National Sexual Violence Resource Center).
Often sexual abuse and violence toward women go unreported. An accurate and often used figure is that approximately 1/3 of women have experience sexual and/or physical violence and approximately 1/6 of men have experience sexual and/or physical violence.
SASS has a 24-hour hot line – 866.750.6474 Provides crises response and counseling
For additional info or to contact an advocate, they can reached via…
575.313.6203 during normal business hours
301 W College Street / Suite 6 / Silver City, NM 88061
Today, hosts Renee Provincio and Susan Golightley are joined by Cindy Livingston from SASS (Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services) https://www.kuru891.org/prog/Gender_Trouble/2024/gender%20trouble%20240529%20cindy%20livingston%20sass.mp3