Data Points: False Reporting and Its Impact on Survivors
Something Was Wrong12 Nov 2024

Data Points: False Reporting and Its Impact on Survivors

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


Sources:

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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).

https://rainn.org/?_ga=2.262784078.390982495.1727710159-2006450411.1727373347


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