Voicelesssouls Speaking Up To Be Heard

07/14/2019

05/16/2019

R**e in Prison
The US pledged to end r**e in prisons in 2003 through the Prison R**e Elimination Act (PREA). The Bureau of Justice estimates that 200,000 people are sexually abused behind bars in a single year. Incarcerated youth are at an especially high risk.Though PREA calls for a zero-tolerance policy for r**e in all prisons, jails and correctional facilities, the problem persists.

60% of sexual violence against inmates is perpetrated by staff: the very people whose job it is to keep them safe.
Only 10% of allegations made by inmates were followed by an investigation, and only 1% of prison staff found guilty of engaging in sexual misconduct were subjected to criminal conviction.
Nearly 1 in 8 youth in a juvenile detention facility were victimized: in 80% of cases, a staff member was the perpetrator.
Of the 1,224 complaints filed between 2010-2017 about incidents that took place in ICE custody, 43 were investigated.
Male Survivors
R**e and sexual assault affects men, too.

Nearly 1 in 66 men have experienced a completed or attempted r**e at some point in their lives.
93% of male survivors reported being r**ed by men.
Only 15% of men report sexual assault to the police.
26% of gay men and 37% of bisexual men experience r**e, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner, compared to 29% of heterosexual men.
Youth
Children and adolescents are at risk for sexual assault and abuse:

Over 57,300 children were sexually abused in 2016.
Almost 10% of high school students in a relationship experienced physical dating violence, and just over 10% experienced sexual violence.

05/16/2019

Youth
Children and adolescents are at risk for sexual assault and abuse:

Over 57,300 children were sexually abused in 2016.
Almost 10% of high school students in a relationship experienced physical dating violence, and just over 10% experienced sexual violence.
More than one third of women who report being r**ed before age 18 also experience r**e as an adult.

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05/16/2019

Every 98 seconds, someone in the US is sexually assaulted.
More than 1 in 3 women have experienced r**e, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
91% victims of r**e and sexual assault are female; 9% are male.
Women are more in danger of being sexually assaulted by an acquaintance than a stranger, yet law enforcement across the country often treat acquaintance r**es as lower priority.

About half of all female victims of r**e reported being r**ed by an intimate partner.

In 8 out of 10 r**e cases, the victim knew the perpetrator.

The effects of r**e often persist long after an assault occurred. Of women who experience r**e:

30% report PTSD symptoms 9 months after the r**e.

33% contemplate su***de.

13% attempt su***de.

Women of color, native women, LGBTQ, immigrants and women with disabilities face higher rates of gender-based violence than those who are not part of these groups.

African American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate 35% higherthan that of white females, and about 2.5 times the rate of women of other races.

Over 84% of American Indian and Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime.

44% of le****ns and 61% of bisexual women experience r**e, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner, compared to 35% of heterosexual women.

Many refugee or immigrantwomen are especially vulnerable because of poverty, limited language proficiency, social isolation, and immigration status.

Women with intellectual disabilities are 12 times more likely to experience r**e and sexual assault compared to those without disabilities.

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Speaking up to be heard.

05/16/2019

Voicelesssouls is a page created to encourage those who suffered and survived the many abuses as a child and as an adult.
The many abuses most of us have survived
are from
Sexual, Physical, Emotional, Mental, Verbal, ETC...
Most people still today hold on to what had happened and have not told a soul.
Today I would like to give an ear to anyone
Who wants someone to just listen.
You do matter, your voice will be heard.
Your feelings matter. You will not ve judged
Here.
We will work hard to find you the proper counseling needed for your particular need.
email us at:
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05/09/2019

Silence Is Not For Sale!!!!