sexual assault

Milwaukee's police chief says enhancements are being made to a domestic violence "high-risk team."

Sharain Anderson, vice president of Well Community at Aurora Health Care and Candace Sanchez, this year’s Thrive Award Honoree, speak on the event and what it celebrates.

Dr. Rachel Lovell, assistant professor of Criminology and director of the Criminology Research Center at Cleveland State University, explains the impacts of untested rape kits.

The Hmong American Women's Association, or HAWA, is a Milwaukee-based non-profit organization that was founded in 1993 by a group of 13 Hmong women. HAWA provides culturally specific programming and resources for survivors and people experiencing sexual assault and domestic violence.

This year’s Rise & Thrive program from the LOTUS Legal Clinic is helping survivors of sexual violence and human trafficking heal through poetry and music. Rise & Thrive's inaugural resident Marielle Allschwang worked with survivors to create the four-song digital EP, "Somewhere to Swim."

Dylan Farrow is an author, mother, activist, and the survivor at the heart of the Emmy-nominated docuseries, Allen v. Farrow. She'll be this year's keynote speaker for The Women's Center annual EmPower Luncheon. Ahead of the event, Farrow joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to discuss her advocacy work.

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law two bills aimed at helping sexual assault victims and survivors.

On Wednesday, Milwaukee Health Department's TeAngelo Cargile emphasized the importance of sexual assault awareness at a Denim Day commemoration event. He also announced a federal grant that will inject money into the city to better respond to domestic violence and sexual assault, especially among Milwaukee's youth.

Attorney General Josh Kaul has directed his office to set up a tracking system that will report out updated data on the status of rape kits in Wisconsin and help connect victims with resources.

Since 2009, Team Teal 365 and founder Sam Collier has been working in Milwaukee to educate, advocate for and support survivors of sexual assault.