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This workshop for survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse, ages 18+, will use art and music as healing tools for grounding and…
CommonWealth recently published an op-ed by BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella on the importance of the Healthy Youth Act in preventing…
This past Friday, more than 500 supporters, volunteers, and staff gathered to celebrate and support survivors of sexual violence at the Boston Area…
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so our Legal Advocacy team is taking the opportunity to share some information to help survivors…
For years, we have been talking with legislators about the importance of sexual assault prevention, about setting the foundations for healthy…
Earlier this year, we received some very bad news: the owner of our building at 93–99 Bishop Allen Drive was putting it up for sale. If a…
In September, a survivor reported that Antonio Brown, then a new Patriots player, had raped and sexually assaulted her, with another report…
In its coverage of research on the use of "trigger warnings," the Harvard Crimson newspaper interviewed a BARCC staffer. Excerpt:…
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) announces today that tickets are available for its annual Champions for Change Gala & Auction, which…
In September, the JAMA Internal Medicine journal published a study that estimated "roughly 1 in 16 women were coerced or physically forced…
We're offering an upcoming series of free educational workshops for all survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse ages 18 and up.…
BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella wrote an op-ed for WGBH News in response to news about "at-home sexual assault evidence collection…
Press Release: BARCC Cautions against Use of At-Home Evidence Collection Kits after a Sexual Assault
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is cautioning schools, businesses, and individual consumers from purchasing, using, or promoting the use…
Name: Malika Volunteer program: Medical Advocacy How long have you volunteered for BARCC? Seven months What do you do when you're not…
At the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, we serve a distinct population: survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse and their family,…
Movies and television shows have long been influential in shaping our culture and social norms, and unfortunately, they’re drenched in sexual…
Statement by Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Executive Director Gina Scaramella on Massachusetts legislature’s approval of a FY20 budget that…
For sexual violence survivors, connecting to emotions can be fraught. Sometimes your feelings might be so overwhelming that looking directly at…
This campaign season, we’re watching candidates to see whether they make supporting survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse a…
Male survivors of sexual violence are resilient, but often struggle with identifying as survivors—or being acknowledged by others as…
Earlier this year, Massachusetts legislators voted to lift the “family cap,” which denied welfare benefits to children who were…
A State House News Service story on the Healthy Youth Act—a Massachusetts bill that would require schools that choose to teach any sex…
BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella wrote an op-ed in WGBH in response to the Alabama abortion ban signed into law last month. Excerpt:…
The 2019 Walk for Change brought more than 1,500 people to DCR's Constitution Beach in East Boston. Here's a sample of media coverage from…