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Natural Disasters Can Increase Violence Against Women and Girls
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September 9, 2021
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9:03Now PlayingAfter catastrophic natural disasters such as Hurricane Ida, federal, state, and local officials' first concerns are usually search-and-rescue, recovery, and assessing damages.
There is research that has shown that sexual violence and child abuse after natural disasters can increase and usually impacts girls, women, and the LGBTQ+ community the most.
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center found that after Hurricane Katrina and Rita hit Louisiana in 2005, about 31% of survivors reported being sexually assaulted at an evacuation site or shelter, while others said it was in a host's home, in an open area, or even their own home.
Jessie Nieblas, director of education and prevention at the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, joins Charles Blow on “Prime” to discuss this issue.
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