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 </figure>News Release Rape and Domestic Abuse ProgramApril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.&nbsp; The North Platte Rape and Domestic Abuse Program (RDAP) will be doing a drive-through event to hand out bags with self-care information and resources.&nbsp; Bridge of Hope Advocacy Center is helping, along with other community resources.&nbsp; The event will be on Friday, April 9th&nbsp;from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm in the RDAP parking lot, 316 East Front Street.&nbsp; There will be an entry for some amazing giveaways from our community.&nbsp; Sexual assault affects our community and we want to share how we can help and what resources there are.&nbsp; Self-care is important, especially during a time of trauma.&nbsp;“Every 73 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted.&nbsp; And every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. Meanwhile, only 5 out of every 1,000 perpetrators will end up in prison.” (<a href="https://www.rainn.org/statistics" target="_blank">https://www.rainn.org/statistics</a>)RDAP advocated around 100 victims of sexual assault during 2019 and another 100 in 2020.&nbsp; Areas of victimization varied from child sexual abuse or assault, dating sexual violence, intimate partner sexual assault, sexual assault or harassment, a survivor of incest and/or sex trafficking.&nbsp;Our community is affected by sexual assault, and we would like to build awareness and be able to reach more and help more.

North Platte RDAP to host drive-thru event for Sexual Assault Awareness Month