The Kentucky Association of Sexual
Assault Programs has recently released
a documentary to highlight the healing
journey that survivors have gone through.
And joining us today with more on this is
Melissa Quillan with the Kentucky Association
of Sexual Assault Programs and Laquisha
Moore with the Center for Women and Families.
Ladies, thank you for joining us.
Such an important topic that
we've got to talk about.
I know last month,
April being Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
I feel like with this documentary
kind of out now.
I'm interested to see what the reaction
has been to it and and do you feel
like more people are coming forward
to have this tool as a vehicle to to
have this this tough conversation
that was absolutely an intent with a case
app putting a documentary out and we have
been overwhelmed with good responses,
people having seen it, people emailing
and texting that they'd seen it.
Newspaper clippings,
I think we've had a really,
really good response.
And of course the reason for that
is to allow people to understand
that we are statewide service.
We have 13 local red crisis centers
that cover all 120 counties.
And there is hope and healing for all
victims of sexual violence across Kentucky.
And we're here to try to meet them
where they are in in their journey,
people who have experienced any
type of sexual violence, so that.
They can find their way through
some of the most traumatic things
that can happen to people.
And Melissa, before that,
kind of like putting together
the pieces in the documentary,
people may have not even realized,
you know, what K SAP was or that you
existed or that you offer those services.
I think sometimes in knowing,
oh, that's where I can go is it
provides relief and opens the door.
And that's what we're so
hopeful of for people.
But K SAP has been around since 1990.
But, and we have been providing services,
we don't provide direct
services at the coalition level,
but we provide technical assistance,
support and just all you know,
backing for the local red
crisis centers across the
state on our website which is
www.ksap.org, people can find.
The map with all of the centers
and where they're located and what
counties they cover and many,
many other resources.
There's also a link to the
documentary on our website.
And of course we've had Center for
Women and Families on so much.
I can't even under score enough the
services you all provide and and
you've got a really unique partnership.
How did you get pulled into this and
the documentary and in your role?
So for me, I joined the Access
Healing Council that was recommended
to me by Elizabeth who's the CEO of
the Center for Women and Families.
And then they offered us to
be a part of the documentary.
And I just wanted to do it because I'm.
I think it's so important to
eliminate Shane when it comes to
sexual violence and for people to
feel comfortable telling their story.
I think that that's one of the
things that are that type of
violence doesn't get enough coverage.
You know, people kind of don't,
you know, it's like taboo to talk about.
And I want to remove that so that we
can get more justice and more healing.
And there's a breakfast coming up.
Breakfast. For brilliance, yes.
How can the public be involved in that?
How can they support that?
They can support that by going to
the Center for Women's website and
actually buying a ticket is $25,
which gives them a free meal.
Well, not free, but it's
it's it's not that bad, Okay.
It's a good deal.
And for $25 you get to be in a company
of other people who are empowered to
create change in the lives of victims.
And it's so important,
so that we could,
it is a fundraiser,
so being able to provide services
to the public for free,
we do have to have overhead costs and
staff salaries and all of that to pay for.
So we need those.
That is probably the best spent $25 you
will ever spend to not only help a family,
right, but I think being in a room
and to be able to network and realize,
oh, we offer that or what can we do.
I'm always surprised when I go to
events like that. You realize, oh,
why aren't we working together, you know?
And what can we do to come
together and help other people?
And where can people go For more information?
Just on on both groups and the breakfast.
Yes,
the Center for Women of the center
online.org I believe is our website.
Into this. And then also case app, org Case
app, you can view that documentary.
As well. And I think that's just a wonderful
way again to start a conversation.
It's so hard. But it's like for some
reason with documentary and the
visuals and a conversation with that,
it it makes it feel like, yeah,
it's okay for me to say something.
Absolutely. Yeah. The documentary is
called We Believe You and that's
What We want to be there. Yeah.
To allow people to understand. We
do. We definitely, we definitely do.
Ladies, thank you so much. Thank you.
For more information, just go to
k<overrides>asap</overrides>.org,
ksap.org or the Center online.org.