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Avalon Centre needs help! Please consider signing this petition
Please share: Avalon Sexual Assault Centre has been inundated with calls for help, counselling , assistance at schools, disclosures, and other support. Many people are in need of help or are in crisis following the Rehtaeh Parsons story and resulting ongoing attention. Prior to the tragic suicide death of Rehtaeh Parson's Avalon Centre did not have adequate resources to respond [...]
Please write to Premier Darrell Dexter to express your concerns around the issue of sexualized violence in Nova Scotia
Please write to Premier Darrell Dexter at premier@gov.ns.ca to express your concerns around the issue of sexualized violence in Nova Scotia. You could copy and paste this letter if you wish: Dear Premier Dexter: We are thankful that you want to respond to the outcry of grief and rage from all Nova Scotians calling for more resources for sexual assault [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Avalon Sexual Assault Centre Concerned about the Prevalence of Youth Sexual Assault in NS
PRESS RELEASE Avalon Sexual Assault Centre Concerned about the Prevalence of Youth Sexual Assault in NS For immediate release April 10, 2013 HALIFAX – Avalon Sexual Assault Centre wishes to express our deepest sympathies to the family of Rehtaeh Parsons. It is a horrendous tragedy that a young woman of 17 who was a victim of sexual assault felt she [...]
New year, new Avalon
The past year was eventful at the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre office. Notably, as we renegotiated our rental contract, our landlord offered to renovate our existing offices. For those who haven't visited recently, this office tour shows our renovations. [flickr-gallery mode="photoset" photoset="72157632297723206"] Note: the renovations were paid for by our landlord, during lease negotiations Our clients' needs are our focus and [...]
Announcing The Avalon Model
After a year of work, the staff of the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre are pleased to release The Avalon Model : Empowering Individuals and Communities to Respond to Sexualized Violence policy document. The Avalon Model is meant as a template for government and communities to develop comprehensive sexual assault services throughout Nova Scotia. Over the years, service providers and government [...]