| Updated: Feb. 27, 2021, 12:22 a.m.
Over the past several years, Utah has taken significant steps toward bolstering the support available to survivors of rape and sexual violence.
That includes ensuring rape kits aren’t left sitting on shelves, increasing training for first responders and the nurses who interact with victims, expanding support and mental health services, and advocacy as cases progress through the law enforcement system.
Even those who work in this area every day will acknowledge the system isn’t perfect and sometimes people are let down or frustrated with how they are treated, but it has improved and is getting better.