PreventConnect joins panel to address sexual violence as public health crisis

David Lee MPH, Valor.US Deputy Director and PreventConnect Staff, will join experts in public health, education and survivor justice, to address sexual violence as a public health crisis and what’s needed to move beyond awareness in a panel event, moderated by ‘MeToo’ CEO Dani Ayers later this month. 

Details to Register:

When: Tuesday, April 25
Time: 2:30 -4 PST | 5:30-7:00pm ET
Where: Zoom

Register here.

The panel, #WhatsAtStake: Sexual Violence as a Public Health Crisis, addresses the need to move beyond awareness towards solutions to address systemic inequities that fuel sexual violence, featuring experts from the public health, education and advocacy fields. 

Other panelists include: Jaclyn Friedman from EducateUS, and Angelica Geter, DrPH, MPH from Black Women’s Health Imperative. 

The panel is open to the public.

#WhatsAtStake: Sexual Violence as a Public Health Crisis is part of MeToo’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month Campaign and Resources, re-amplifying their declaration that sexual violence is a public health crisis and exploring what that means. In addition to the panel, MeToo is putting out toolkits, social media graphics and resources to bring people along in addressing sexual violence through a public health lens, as stated in their ‘me too.’ Social and Political Framework. 

Find out more about their campaign and resources here.