Sexual Violence, Slut Shaming, and Suicide Prevention

Sexual Violence, Slut Shaming, and Suicide Prevention

Conference: 2014 Beyond the Basics in Suicide Prevention — Broadening the View • Extending the Reach

Friday, Mar 14, 2014
Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, Maine Workshop/Presentation: B3: Sexual Violence, Slut-Shaming and Suicide Prevention
Cara Courchesne

Over the last few years, media reports of teens who kill themselves because of gender-based bullying, sexual harassment, and/or sexual violence have increased. This session is designed to explore the intersections of sexual violence and suicide and how prevention education can help to prevent sexual violence and suicide.