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Community Action: Preventing Sexual Violence

By Veronica Marwitz, Education & Research Manager, Rape Prevention Education

When communities work together, sexual violence can be prevented.

In New Zealand, it is estimated that as many as 1 in 4 females and 1 in 8 males are likely to experience sexual violence in their lifetimes. This comes at a huge expense to our country as the cost of sexual violence is about $72,000 per incident (total $1.2 billion in 2003-04[1]). continue reading »

July 20 2009 | Alcohol and Sexual Violence | No Comments »

Free Workshops for the Hospitality Industry

Rape_preventionRape Prevention Education is working in consultation with the Hospitality Industry, ALAC, HANZ & New Zealand Police to design a workshop to assist the hospitality industry to prevent sexual violence. continue reading »

July 20 2009 | Alcohol and Sexual Violence | No Comments »