Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2024 Sexual Assault Awareness - Special coverage at The Spokesman-Review

Do you need help?

If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

Lutheran Community Services Sexual Assault 24-hour support line. Call or text: 509-624-7273
Safe Passage (located in North Idaho) Call: 208-664-9303. Text: 208-449-7228. Email: safety@safepassageid.org
YWCA Spokane 24-hour help line: 509-326-2255. Text: 509-220-3725. Email: help@ywcaspokane.org
Mujeres in Action (MiA) Call or text: 509-869-0876. Email: info@miaspokane.org

All of the local organizations listed above offer both immediate help and more long-term planning and support.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Joining the ranks of the survivors: Spokane woman has pushed for change in victim treatment for decades

UPDATED: Tue., April 30, 2024

Growing up in Spokane, Sunny remembers how her father gave his five children one mandate: make the world a better place.

News > Crime/Public Safety

‘Even if it’s terrifying, just keep going’: Chelsea Adams gained courage to come forward about her sexual abuse years later

UPDATED: Mon., April 22, 2024

Editor’s note: For Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, The Spokesman-Review asked survivors to share their healing journeys. Each Sunday, we will profile a survivor and share resources in the Inland Northwest.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Healing through hard work and art: Shiree Nishimori-Cosgrove works to stop cycle of domestic violence in her own life, help others through art

Sun., April 14, 2024

News > Crime/Public Safety

‘There is someone in your life right now that is a survivor of sexual abuse’: Experts say awareness is a key to support

UPDATED: Wed., April 17, 2024

Everyone knows someone who has been impacted by sexual violence, local experts say.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Finding what it takes to heal from sexual assault: Christine Horst shares her journey from trauma to peace

Sun., April 7, 2024

At the piano tucked into the corner of her cozy dining room, Christine Horst looks up at the altar of art above her before taking a deep breath and beginning her song.