Alaska has some of the highest rates of domestic violence and sexual assault in the country. According to the UAA Justice Centers 2015 Alaska Victimization Survey, a staggering 50% of adult Alaskan women have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or both during their lifetime. While these numbers indicate a critical need for more prevention and intervention they are an improvement over the 59% reported in the 2010 survey. On the next Line One, the newly appointed Executive Director for the Counsel on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Diane Casto, joins co-host Prentiss Pemberton to discuss what has been working, what is left to be done, and shares what we can all do to help achieve her vision of an Alaska freed from domestic violence and sexual assault.
HOST:Â Prentiss Pemberton, LCSW
GUEST:
- Diane Casto- Executive Director for the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- Dr. Andre Rosay– Director of the UAA Justice Center
LINKS:
- Comments, commentary, and news from the Executive Director
- 2015 Alaska Victimization Survey
- Information on domestic violence from the Alaska Department of Law
- Info from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Rape Culture in the Alaskan Wilderness, from The Atlantic
- Domestic Violence Protective Orders from Womenslaw.org
- Information on sexual assault from the Alaska Department of Law
- New report offers a more in-depth look at Alaska’s many sexual assault cases
- The Rapist Next Door, from CNN.com
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LIVE BROADCAST: Monday, June 05, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST:  Monday, June 05, 2017, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Cleveland Clinic
- Mayo Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
- American College of Allergy,  Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Super Smart Health
- Understanding Health Research
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Prentiss Pemberton is a host of Line One: Your Health Connection at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at lineone@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Prentiss here.
