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Data Points: False Reporting and Its Impact on Survivors

Nov 12, 2024
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*Content Warning: sexual assault, rape, false reporting and mental illness.


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Resources:

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

https://www.nami.org/ 


National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)

https://www.nsvrc.org/ 


Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).

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