Washington County proclaims April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

‘Your voice and story matter’: Survivors, advocates, representatives bring light to sexual assault awareness

Amid a sea of teal decor, a small figure stood out among the crowd. It wasn’t that he was a child in a crowd of adults or that he had an innocent smile plastered across his face. Instead, it was the serious script across his black shirt that didn’t quite match the pure happiness he was radiating: “Boys will be boys good humans.” On April 25, the Sexual Assault Resource Center, or SARC, hosted its fourth annual “Beyond the Silence: Stories Worn B…

Washington County proclaims April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

During a session of the Washington County Commissioners Court, local officials formally designated April 2026 as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month to address what leaders described as a violent and devastating crime.