April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas -- Across Texas and the rest of our country, April is recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The Montgomery County Women’s Center joins rape crisis centers across the state to promote awareness and encourage support of this issue. This year’s theme, Bringing Justice to the System – Forming Our Own Justice League” represents the extraordinary power of every day working people who commit their lives to service their community and the people who live, work, and play there.

In Texas, nearly two million Texans have been sexually assaulted. That equals one in five women and one in 20 men in our state. Unfortunately, fewer than 20 percent of sexual assaults are ever reported to police for fear that they won’t be believed or that nothing will be done. “Bringing Justice to the System” reminds us of the importance of collective responsibility in raising awareness, responding to reports of sexual violence, understanding the dynamics of sexual violence, and improving community efforts to stop it before it starts.

In order to foster health communities, all citizens must support the effort to end sexual violence every month of the year.

Montgomery County Women’s Center provides safe shelter, crisis intervention, counseling, legal and support services to victims/survivors of family violence, sexual assault, stalking and abuse in Montgomery County and surrounding counties, and provides education to the community about such issues.

The Montgomery County Women’s Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, private organization. For more information about the Montgomery County Women’s Center, call or visit the link provided.

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Conroe Mayor Webb K. Melder (far right, front) has signed a proclamation establishing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Several members of the Montgomery County Women’s Center staff and board of directors were on hand for the official signing.