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Your Housing Rights as a Survivor of Sexual Violence in Massachusetts
Wednesday, January 24, 2024   In the Community  
This is Part 1 of our two-blog series on housing protections for survivors of sexual violence and how BARCC case managers can help survivors…
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With Your Help, This Is the Session for the Healthy Youth Act
Thursday, February 25, 2021   In the Community  
Last week, Rep. O’Day, Rep. Howard, and Sen. DiDomenico refiled An Act relative to Healthy Youth, one of the most promising pieces of…
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Virtual Advocacy Day to Help Pass the Healthy Youth Act
Monday, October 05, 2020   In the Community  
Join Us to Prevent Sexual Assault, Harassment, and Abuse We still have a chance to get the Healthy Youth Act passed this year—but we need…
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Introducing Video Medical Advocacy in Three Area Hospitals
Friday, August 21, 2020   In the Community  
Expanding Support Options for Survivors Since the emergence of COVID-19, BARCC has been working to ensure that all of our services are still…
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What You Can Do to Support Survivors on Campus
Monday, August 03, 2020   In the Community  
This blog post was written by Samantha Weeks and Natalie Shafer, interns with the BARCC Legal Advocacy team. In May, the federal Department of…
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Statement: On Police Violence and the Intersections of Racism and Sexual Violence
Thursday, June 04, 2020   Statements  
All of us at BARCC join the millions of people throughout the country who are outraged, scared, and deeply saddened by the murders of George Floyd,…
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How You Make a Difference
Tuesday, June 02, 2020   In the Community  
Nationwide protests against the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many more continue. Like all of us at the Boston…
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What Is Case Management?
Monday, May 04, 2020   In the Community  
And Why It Matters Now More than Ever The COVID-19 public health crisis has affected all of us, and some people much more than others. The deep…
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Beacon of Change: Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition
Tuesday, April 21, 2020   In the Community  
Because sexual violence cuts across all racial, ethnic, age, religious, gender, and socioeconomic lines, BARCC is grateful to collaborate with…
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What to Know about the Public Charge Rule
Monday, March 16, 2020   In the Community  
Note: this post is available in Spanish below. | Apunte: esta publicación está disponible en español abajo. Update March 30,…
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Press Release: BARCC Cautions against Use of At-Home Evidence Collection Kits after a Sexual Assault
Thursday, September 05, 2019   Media   Statements  
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is cautioning schools, businesses, and individual consumers from purchasing, using, or promoting the use…
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Press Release: BARCC Offers Testimony in Support of Healthy Youth Act
Monday, June 03, 2019   In the Community  
Today, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) offered testimony before the Joint Committee on Education in support of “An Act relative to…
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Full Text of BARCC’s Title IX Public Comment
Thursday, January 17, 2019   Statements  
Below is the full text of BARCC's public comment opposing the proposed changes to Title IX regulations. For more on our take in a digestible…
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Are You Ready to Vote? 2018 General Election Voter Guide
Friday, October 26, 2018   In the Community  
Sexual assault and harassment affect everyone in our communities. We know you want to do everything you can for survivors of sexual violence, and…
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Middlesex County District Attorney Voter Guide: Candidates on Issues Related to Sexual Violence
Friday, August 24, 2018   In the Community  
In our mission to end sexual violence, one of our goals is to empower survivors to heal and seek justice in ways that are meaningful to them. Many…
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Suffolk County District Attorney Voter Guide: Candidates on Issues Related to Sexual Violence
Friday, August 24, 2018   In the Community  
In our mission to end sexual violence, one of our goals is to empower survivors to heal and seek justice in ways that are meaningful to them. Many…
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Media: ‘A Victory for Survivors of Sexual Assault’
Thursday, August 02, 2018   Media  
BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella recently spoke about the importance of pending legislation that would require campus climate surveys…
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What Are My Options?
Wednesday, June 06, 2018   In the Community  
Workplace Sexual Harassment and Assault This is the second in a series of posts on workplace sexual harassment and assault. In the first post, our…
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Statement: BARCC Responds to House Ways and Means Recommended Funding
Wednesday, April 11, 2018   Statements  
Executive Director Gina Scaramella on House Ways and Means Committee Recommended Funding of Sexual and Domestic Violence Support and Services…
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BARCC Praises MA Legislature for Enacting Health Care Confidentiality Bill
Friday, March 23, 2018   In the Community  
Update April 2, 2018: We're excited to share that Governor Baker has signed the PATCH Act into law! Yesterday, the Massachusetts House and…
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Statement: BARCC Calls on State Leadership to Prevent Naming of Casino after Steve Wynn
Thursday, February 08, 2018   Statements  
Today, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center calls on the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Gov. Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey, and…
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Local Shopping Event to Benefit BARCC, SANE, and Survivors
Thursday, November 30, 2017   In the Community  
Local business Sunny Window is hosting an upcoming shopping event to benefit us and the Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program.…
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Media: Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System Needed in Massachusetts, Advocates Say
Thursday, July 13, 2017   Media  
The recent legislation that requires forensic evidence of sexual assault to be preserved for 15 years, as opposed to the earlier mandate of 6…
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Statement on U.S. Senate’s Proposed Bill to Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act
Friday, June 23, 2017   Statements  
Yesterday the United States Senate released the Better Care Reconciliation Act, a proposed bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Gina…
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How Health “Reform” Will Make Sexual Assault Survivors Sick
Friday, May 05, 2017   Media  
A version of this piece was originally published in the Hill on May 3, 2017. So far, we know that about 24 million Americans stand to lose their…
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Fostering a Sanctuary for Immigrant Survivors of Sexual Violence
Friday, March 31, 2017   In the Community  
As heated and often harrowing media stories of immigration and the challenges facing immigrants continue, we see related effects on the survivors…
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Take Action to Protect Title IX
Wednesday, February 15, 2017   In the Community  
Today, BARCC is joining a national day of action, part of the #DearBetsy campaign spearheaded by End Rape on Campus (EROC) and supported by Futures…
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Exploring Your Legal Options
Tuesday, December 27, 2016   In the Community  
The following post was written by our team of legal advocates. Last month, the Boston Globe ran “Assault Survivor Wants to Turn…
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Be Hope: A Call to Action
Thursday, November 10, 2016   In the Community   Statements  
Dear BARCC community, Yesterday was a day of caring for each other among our staff, volunteers, and board. Today, we want to offer you, as part of…
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Preserving Evidence, Empowering Survivors
Monday, October 31, 2016   In the Community  
You may have heard the news about a new Massachusetts law mandating storage of sexual assault evidence for 15 years. The sexual assault evidence…
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Every Survivor Deserves Support—Including Those in Prison
Monday, October 03, 2016   In the Community  
BARCC believes that all survivors deserve support in healing from the trauma of sexual violence. We also know that sexual violence affects…
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Urgent Support for Youth Survivors: Call Your Legislators!
Thursday, June 30, 2016   In the Community  
We need your urgent help to support youth survivors of sexual violence. We just learned that in Massachusetts state budget negotiations, vital…
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Protecting Legal Rights of Survivors
Friday, January 24, 2014   In the Community  
On the morning of January 9th 2014, victim rights attorneys from various agencies and law firms gathered downtown at the Supreme Judicial Court,…
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Lessons Learned from Nelson Mandela
Friday, December 06, 2013  
The world lost a powerful advocate for social change and equality yesterday: Nelson Mandela of South Africa. Mandela was a constant advocate for…
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Short Overview of NSAC2013
Friday, August 30, 2013   In the Community  
Perhaps, like many of us at the BARCC office, you weren't able to make it out to the National Sexual Assault Conference. For weeks, CALCASA has…
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere: How DOMA, SB5, and VRA are interrelated
Friday, June 28, 2013   In the Community  
There’s a lot to celebrate from the past couple of days. In case you’ve been under a rock and missed the news: DOMA and Prop 8 were…
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Homelessness and Youth: Impacts and How YOU Can Help!
Friday, June 21, 2013   In the Community  
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a survivor speaker event put on by the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance. First a staff member gave the…
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Legislative Action Day 2013: Intersections of Sexual Violence and Homelessness
Thursday, March 28, 2013   In the Community  
For the past four years, BARCC staff members have participated in the Mass Coalition for the Homeless Action Day at the State House. The purpose of…
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An Intern’s Insights: Serving the DHCD with a 51a
Friday, January 11, 2013   In the Community  
“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the…
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New Protections For Survivors in Massachusetts
Thursday, January 03, 2013   In the Community  
2013 has barely started, but it's already been a tough few days for those of us who care about issues of sexual violence. But there was a…
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