The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education 2017

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‘Reveal to Heal’ Awareness Campaign Unveiled by Sexual Assault Crisis Center

By David Gurliacci | February 6, 2017

The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education recently unveiled a new campaign, “Reveal to Heal,” using photographs to raise awareness of the harm inflicted by sexual violence. Created with photographer Veleska Martin and local artists, the photo campaign also raises the profile of The Center and the services it provides to survivors of sexual assault and abuse. A series of photographs featuring modestly undressed models with messages written on their bodies, “Reveal to Heal” calls attention to the struggles survivors often face in getting people to believe them, and the many discouraging messages they receive when they do disclose assault or abuse. The symbolic disrobing in the photographs reveals the emotional scars of sexual violence that may never leave the survivor; those wounds are literally “written” on the body. The campaign images will be widely distributed throughout Lower Fairfield County.