By AUSTIN MORTON, Senior Reporter
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and with it comes a collective effort to bring attention to the matter.
Students at all Northwestern campuses have resources available to them if they have experienced sexual assault.
At the Alva campus, Taylor Wilson is the director of Counseling and Career Services.
Her role is to get sexual assault survivors connected with medical assistance, law enforcement or other resources.
“A lot of times, the victims can feel like it is their fault,” Wilson said. “So, getting these connections for them can help give them back some of the power and choices they feel like they might have lost.”
Wilson can connect students to the Young Women’s Christian Association in Enid.
The YWCA is the oldest women’s organization in America. Its goal is to assist people by providing crisis intervention, including shelter, medical and legal assistance and free counseling.
Courtney Strzinek, executive director of the YWCA, said she wants to offer any assistance possible to sexual assault victims.
“Even though we’re in Enid, we service just about every surrounding county,” Strzinek said. “It’s not just sexual assault. We also assist with domestic violence and just anyone who needs help.”