Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands is a comprehensive sexual assault services agency. Our team of highly trained staff and volunteers advocate for and support survivors of sexual assault and help the community to identify and prevent sexual violence. One of the best ways to prevent sexual violence is to talk about it with friends and family. Information here addresses common questions and concerns people have related to sexual and interpersonal violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sexual assault can take many different forms and be defined in different ways, but one thing remains the same: it\u2019s never the victim\u2019s fault.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Family and Friends of Survivors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not always easy to know what to say when someone tells you they\u2019ve been sexually assaulted, especially if they are a friend or family member. For a survivor, disclosing to someone they care about can be very difficult, so we encourage you to be as supportive and non-judgemental as possible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Consent and Relationships<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Consent is an agreement between participants to engage in sexual activity. When you\u2019re engaging in sexual activity, consent is about communication\u2014and it should happen every time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n SC Laws and Reporting<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n How does South Carolina define sexual assault crimes? Do you suspect that a child or elderly person is being sexually abused?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Get Information About Sexual Assault Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands is a comprehensive sexual assault services agency. Our team of highly trained staff and volunteers advocate for and support survivors of sexual assault and help the community to identify and prevent sexual violence. One of the best ways to prevent sexual violence is to … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-289","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=289"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":307,"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/289\/revisions\/307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arf.stsm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Sexual Assault Overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n