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Last week, Rep. O’Day, Rep. Howard, and Sen. DiDomenico refiled An Act relative to Healthy Youth, one of the most promising pieces of…
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month! BARCC's Youth Leadership Corps (YLC) kicked it off with the release of their…
It was an incredibly busy end of the year at the State House (and unusual, given that the session usually wraps up in July, and it ended this time…
Casey Corcoran, director of youth sexual violence prevention education at BARCC, spoke with the Brookline High School newspaper, the Sagamore,…
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…
Help Pass this Bill to Prevent Sexual Assault Harassment, and Abuse Update July 31, 2020: While the legislature has recently extended formal…
Since last fall, this year’s cohort of the BARCC’s Youth Leadership Corps (YLC) has been hard at work developing and exercising their…
Update February 6, 2020: The House version of the Healthy Youth Act was reported favorably out of the Joint Committee on Education on February 5.…
Today, the Massachusetts State Senate approved the Healthy Youth Act, which requires school districts offering sex education to use a curriculum…
CommonWealth recently published an op-ed by BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella on the importance of the Healthy Youth Act in preventing…
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’s work with youth began with the founding. From the beginning, teenagers called the hotline and volunteers held workshops and speaking…
This week, the Rainbow Times reported on the status of the Healthy Youth Act, which would "mandate that public school districts offering sex…
Last year, BARCC's Youth Leadership Corps (YLC) thought up a series of PSA videos that address youths' role in the mission to end sexual…
An interview with Shadi Johnston, LMHC This Mother’s Day, we honor all the mothers out there who are survivors of sexual violence. We sat…
You may have seen recent reports about the new federal administration reversing Obama-era guidance on protections for transgender students,…
If the onslaught of media coverage of sexual assault has you discouraged, we have an antidote. It comes in the form of 10 young people, all members…
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…
We need your urgent help to support youth survivors of sexual violence. We just learned that in Massachusetts state budget negotiations, vital…
As I am sure many of you have read or seen on social media, Chris Brown discussed his first sexual experience in a recent interview with The…
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…
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are having an overdue vote at a conference today and tomorrow. They will be voting as to whether to allow openly…
It is Girl Scout Cookie time! Countless people, myself included, count down to this season so that we can get our fill of Thin Mints, Samoas, and…
I was on a panel for a screening of the MissRepresentation film yesterday at Northeastern. It was a great film, and I recommend that you watch it…
The latest topic that has gone viral on Facebook and Twitter is the ‘Amber Cole’ scandal. I am deeply disturbed and appalled at the…