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"Boarding schools lasted over 150 years. It’s going to take more than a couple of years of investigation,” Samuel Torres said. “It’s going to require generations. But this is where it has to start.'”

Sexual assault victims often tell a friend about their experiences before anyone else. But according to a new study, college students from minority groups are less confident that their peers would support them.

“What I want to say to the survivors out there is that what happened to you was not your fault, that this backlog was not your fault,” survivor Leah Griffin said. “You were not uncooperative. You were working in a system that was not designed for you.”

According to the Mexican government and humanitarian groups, more incidents are taking place in the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros, which are major transit routes.

In April, the U.S. Sentencing Commission, a federal body that sets advisory guidelines, voted to expand the bases for compassionate release to include sexual and physical assault by prison workers.

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) is delighted by the release of the National Plan to End Gender Based Violence. With over 30 years of history to advance resources, prevention, policy, and housing solutions for survivors, NRCDV applauds the White House, Gender Policy Council, and the many contributing stakeholders for their tireless efforts in developing this plan.