Support centre for child victims of sexual assault proposed

CANADA
CBC News

By David Bartlett, CBC News Posted: Jun 29, 2016

The Kent Centre for the Prevention of Violence wants to minimize the trauma of child victims of sexual assault by creating a place where they can get the help they need under one roof.

Most provinces and territories in Canada already have similar facilities, but there is no such facility in New Brunswick.

“There is a big need to have this kind of centre here,” Angele Richard, the community development coordinator of the group said on Information Morning Moncton on Wednesday.

“The rate of police reported sexual abuse in New Brunswick has exceeded the national average annually for almost 20 years now.”

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