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This blog post was written by Samantha Weeks and Natalie Shafer, interns with the BARCC Legal Advocacy team. In May, the federal Department of…
This week, the Trump administration published long anticipated regulations governing Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits sex-based discrimination…
Today, the Massachusetts State Senate approved the Healthy Youth Act, which requires school districts offering sex education to use a curriculum…
For years, we have been talking with legislators about the importance of sexual assault prevention, about setting the foundations for healthy…
Today, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) offered testimony before the Joint Committee on Education in support of “An Act relative to…
On Monday, we'll be at the State House testifying in support of the Healthy Youth Act, a bill that is key to preventing sexual assault,…
BARCC is submitting public comment to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos detailing the reasons why the Office of Civil Rights at the…
BARCC is submitting public comment to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos detailing the reasons why the Office of Civil Rights at the…
BARCC is submitting public comment to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos detailing the reasons why the Office of Civil Rights at the…
BARCC is submitting public comment to U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos detailing the reasons why the Office of Civil Rights at the…
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…
In November, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos released new proposed Title IX regulations, which govern how to handle sexual assault and…
How BARCC Partners with Schools to Create Cultures that Are Safe and Equitable for All Sexual abuse at private boarding schools has been all over…
(And I Can't Believe I Have To Say This In 2017.) Last week, a Department of Education official made comments trivializing incidents of campus…
Steph Trilling, director of BARCC's Community Awareness and Prevention Services, appeared yesterday on Boston Neighborhood Network News,…
In response to the latest wave of news on sexual abuse in prep schools, our Executive Director Gina Scaramella outlines ways that schools can work…
We’ve been hearing a lot in the schools that we work in—and in national dialogue—about the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why. The…
Award is part of Cummings Foundation $100K for 100 program Cambridge, MA, May 25, 2017―The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) announces…
In her latest piece for WGBH News, BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella shares her thoughts on the unfair messages that many school dress codes…
You may have seen recent reports about the new federal administration reversing Obama-era guidance on protections for transgender students,…
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…
In her latest op-ed for WGBH News, BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella speaks to policy reforms needed to prevent the sexual abuse of…
In her latest op-ed for WGBH News, BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella highlights the dangers of dismissing "locker room talk" and…
Come to one of our teen drop-in sessions, learn more about BARCC, and explore how to get connected with our services. You will be able to meet with…
The following post was written by Stephanie Trilling, director of BARCC’s community awareness and prevention services. In a recent Boston…
Good afternoon BARCC blog readers! I came to work this morning, convinced that I would not be able to write a blog piece today. However BARCC is…
What is enough for an individual or organization to prove that they are against or that they support a certain issue? Would this just have to…
In some relationships there is always the point where you have to sit down and have the “the talk.” We all have different feelings…
Rape on campus! It's a big deal! We need to make sure it stops! In conjunction with city councilors Ayanna Pressley, Felix Arroyo, the Victim…