Amy McIntyre (pronouns: she/her) currently works with the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center (FJC) in Pierce County as the Bilingual Victim Services Supervisor. She is a proud mom and a lover of coffee, chocolate, poetry, and music! Amy's work history includes time with an immigration firm, time at WCSAP as the Advocacy Specialist on the Crossing Borders & Enlace Projects, and prior to working with WCSAP, she was a community advocate in Forks, WA with the program now called Mariposa…

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Sexual assault is a profound violation of a person's body, sexuality, and sense of self and safety. The effects of sexual assault can last a lifetime, rippling out to family members, school and work, communities and down through generations.

Sexual assault is an umbrella term that includes a wide range of victimizations. It occurs when a person is forced, coerced, and/or manipulated into unwanted sexual activity. It can include completed or attempted attacks, may or may not involve…

As an adult, Erin has spent the majority of her career working with young people, through volunteer work, in after school programs and as a sexual assault advocate and preventionist at an LGBTQ youth-serving organization in Pierce County, WA. More recently, Erin worked as the Training Specialist for the Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, where she trained new advocates throughout Washington State and was able to collaborate on prevention projects as well as youth advocacy…

The ED has the responsibility of overall agency management, including
supervision of staff, administration of all financial matters, fiscal management, resource development
and fund raising, overseeing program and agency planning and implementation, and community
relations, as well as various other agency functions. The SASS Board as it evaluates the needs of the
agency, reserves the right to make changes in the ED job description.

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When thinking about sexual assault advocacy and prevention work with youth, it is often helpful to consider your programming based on two different age groups, children (up to age 12) and teens (13-18). This age distinction is significant not only in terms of advocacy issues, but also with regard to confidentiality and consent to service issues.

Although Washington State law does not specifically address the age of consent for sexual assault advocacy services, there are other state…

Agent of Change is an online game which allows users to choose their reactions, creating pathways and customizing situations to the specific questions and needs of the student. Agent of Change addresses many forms of violence, and includes diverse characters. Continuously updated with student pre- and post- test data.

Kai Hill has worked with the YWCA Clark County Sexual Assault Program for more than 14 years.  As Program Specialist she has developed and presented both local and statewide trainings on many aspects of sexual assault and advocating for victim/survivors.  In 2009, she was a contributor to From Hurt to Hope; A Sexual Abuse/Assault Advocacy Guide published by WCSAP (Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs).  She has developed curriculum, trained facilitators, and co-…

The Fiscal Specialist 2 is responsible for coordinating and facilitating fiscal support for department managers and their programs. This position requires a high degree of personal initiative and strong communication skills, ability to organize and prioritize tasks to ensure smooth workflow, excellence of work standards and an active interest in providing strong customer service. The position also requires an ability to adjust to rapid change.

It is important to note that there are two legal systems that a victim may be involved in, and the processes and remedies available in each are different.

The Criminal Legal System

The criminal legal system is designed to punish the person who broke the law. How do you initiate this process? The first step is to make a report to law enforcement. As an adult, you decide whether or not you want to make a report. As a person under the age of 18, you can also decide to make a…

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There is no denying that sexual assault (SA) and domestic violence (DV) are two social issues that are interconnected. At places of intersection, the movements working together can further support, create, and promote positive social change. While there are distinct differences between DV and SA , at the foundation they share many of the same root causes, such as cultural gender constructs , gender bias, and oppression. The anti-domestic violence and anti-sexual violence movements share the…

Intended to reduce instances of violence among diverse groups of youth by focusing on healthy relationship skills and bystander accountability. Developed and implemented in Los Angeles by Peace Over Violence.

Kat has been working in the movement to end gender-based violence for over 15 years; previously providing advocacy for survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence at community and campus based local programs, as well as at a dual SV/IPV statewide coalition. Kat is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA where she studied sociology and religious studies, and also received a certificate in Gender Violence Intervention.

Outside of the office you…

Do you have a passion for working with crime victims? Would you like to manage funding that supports services to people hurt or harmed by crime?

This Program Coordinator (Commerce Specialist 2) position in the Violence Against Women Program is responsible for assisting with the Crime Victims Certification Steering Committee, providing technical assistance to community partners, monitoring compliance, accuracy of reporting to support data driven decisions, as well as managing the full…

Supporting parents and nonoffending caregivers (NOCs) of children and teens that have experienced sexual abuse is an important piece of our advocacy efforts. Parents and NOCs have unique needs therefore this page is dedicated to the varied resources that are designed for this audience.

Below you will find WCSAP resources geared toward advocates working with parents, as well as other resources designed for parents themselves. While some of these resources are very specific to…

Public awareness campaign created by the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. Encourages bystanders to intervene when they witness peers in dating or sexual violence situations. The posters address:

• emotional abuse,
• jealousy,
• victim blaming,
• isolation,
• sexual assault,
• sexual coercion, and
• stalking.

Posters represent diversity of racial/ethnic backgrounds and both…

Kari Kesler, MA, is a Sexual Health Educator for Public Health Seattle-King County (PHSKC). She has also served as adjunct faculty at Portland State University and Texas Woman's University, teaching courses about sexuality and gender issues. Ms. Kesler trains professionals, community members and youth about a variety of topics including sexuality education, LGBTQ issues, and sexual violence, and is a co-author of the highly regarded FLASH (Family Life and Sexual Health) curriculum.

Raising awareness of sexual assault has been a key part of our work since the beginnings of the rape crisis movement in the 1970s. For decades, even centuries, survivors often kept their experiences of sexual assault secret, often out of shame or fear. When women began to gather together and share their experiences, and as researchers later validated, it became clear that sexual violence was pervasive and far more common than anyone imagined.

Today we can speak about sexual violence…