Sexual violence is a public health crisis, it’s time we treated it like one

By: Katie Curran O'Malley, Michelle Daugherty Siri

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 837

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Every survivor’s path is different. For one person, the hardest step may be walking into a hospital. For another, it may be telling a friend the truth for the first time. For someone else, it may come years later — when a memory resurfaces, a question returns or the past asks to be faced again on terms they did not choose.

What survivors need in those moments is care, dignity and choices. They need a …

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