Tag: prevention

Springfield, IL (January 7, 2022) Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault (PCASA) announces the launch of a new bystander intervention program specifically aimed at reducing sexual violence in central Illinois bars and night clubs, Raise the Bar. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognizes sexual violence is a serious public health threat stating more […]

There is no doubt about it; we live in a digital age. With more than 8,000 dating apps worldwide, men, women, non-binary, and trans individuals are hoping to find love in the clouds. Almost 50 million people in the U.S. have tried online dating at some point. However, there are some serious considerations with this […]

Thank you Matt and Mike O’Shea with O’Shea Builders in Springfield, IL takes the pledge to be the change and end sexual violence. Have you taken the pledge yet?

Local central Illinois musicians put on the red shoes to support Walk A Mile In Her Shoes. Thank you to David Shaw with Brandy Kristin & The Revival, Micah Walk with Micah Walk Music, Chris Camp with Chris Camp and His Blues Ambassadors, Ian Wick with The Shenanigans, and Dave Carter.  

So we did a thing!!! Staff and volunteers with Prairie Center Against Sexual Assault placed teal ribbons around downtown Springfield and Taylorville, Illinois for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Pastor Bill Kerns of Davis Memorial Christian Church in Taylorville, IL shares his thoughts on why everyone needs to #BeTheChange and takes the pledge to end sexual violence Take the Pledge: It’s up to me, to you, to all of us To end sexual violence in our community. I will not remain a silent bystander […]