$876,000 over three years will help organizations provide longer-term housing and supports for people leaving situations of interpersonal and domestic violence.
$876,000 over three years will help organizations provide longer-term housing and supports for people leaving situations of interpersonal and domestic violence.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it no shortage of tragic consequences, including an increase in child sexual abuse, according to sexual assault service organizations across Saskatchewan.
“There has been an increase in calls from our member agencies … and we are anticipating even a further increase once communities begin to reopen,” said Ashley Kilback, communications specialist with Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan (SASS) in an interview Monday.
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It’s why this year’s Sexual Violence Awareness Week, May 17-21 campaign focuses on creating a culture of belief around child sex abuse in Saskatchewan. With the slogan Champions for Children, SASS and its member agencies aim to educate community caregivers on the realties of child sexual abuse and raise awareness for the signs and b
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The association that represents 23 agencies providing supports for survivors of interpersonal violence in Saskatchewan welcomes the increased funding pledged in the provincial budget, but says big systemic change is what’s needed.
The 2021-2022 provincial budget released last week includes a $800,000 funding increase for the response to interpersonal and domestic violence.
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Funding has been a challenge for programs that offer support to interpersonal violence survivors for about a decade, as Jo-Anne Dusel, executive director of the Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan, explained. Shelters are having to absorb increases in costs for groceries, fuel and other supplies, but the funding they receive has not kept up.