News : Riverview Center works for those affected by Sexual Assault in Iowa

Staff of the Riverview Center visited Benton County to being awareness to April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Amy Buckley of the Riverview Center, met with the Benton County Supervisors as part of an effort to bring awareness to April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The Riverview Center a nonprofit agency is committed to compassionate client centered care for individuals affected by sexual assault in Iowa. The Center provides free and confidential sexual and domestic assault services to those in need.

Riverview's website can be found here. The crisis assistance hotline number is 888-557-0310. The confidential hotline is available for anyone in need 24 hours a day.

Resolution 24-29, a proclamation declaring April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month was read and approved by the supervisors. 

The proclamation reads:

Whereas, sexual assault affects, women, children and men of all racial, cultural and economic backgrounds, and;

Whereas, in addition to the immediate physical and emotional costs sexual assault may also have associated consequences of post traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, depression, homelessness, eating disorders, and suicide; and

Whereas, sexual assault can be devastating not only to the survivor, but also for the family and friends, and community of the survivor, and

Whereas,since no one person or organization, agency or community can eliminate sexual assault on their own, we must work, together to educate our entire population about what can be done to prevent sexual assault, support victims/survivors and their significant others and support those agencies providing support to victims/survivors

Now therefore be it resolved we the Benton County Board of Supervisors in and for Benton County, on behalf of all staff and citizens of Benton County declare that the month of April 2024 is hereby proclaimed as:

"SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH"

In Iowa and encourage all citizens to learn more about preventing sexual violence.

Signed this 9th day of April 2024