VSC Podcast Episode 57 - Trust After Assault - a podcast by Victim Service Center

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to uplift survivor voices and raise awareness to this very prevalent and important issue. On this week’s episode VSC Education Coordinator Emilie Mitchell sat down with VSC Speakers Bureau Member Molly Kennedy and VSC LGBTQ+ Crisis Counselor and Victim Advocate Kevin Fox to chat about common reactions survivors have in regards to trust after assault, how supporters can be a trusting and safe person for the survivors in their lives, and possible ways survivors can move towards regaining trust.

Molly Kennedy uses she/her pronouns and is a current VSC volunteer involved in outreach, education, and other groups there. She graduated from University of Florida in Dec 2018 and will be attending medical school this upcoming August.

Kevin Fox uses he/him pronouns and is a Victim advocate in an adjunct position with the VSC and Zebra Coalition serving survivors in the LGBTQ+ Community. Kevin worked as a high school teacher while receiving his Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Rollins College. His passion when working with clients is to help them increase their resilience and satisfaction with their everyday lives; he seeks to help clients increase their meaning from life and live more authentically and honestly.

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Trigger Warning: In this podcast we will be discussing sensitive topics such as Sexual Assault. It's important to take care of yourself while listening. Some suggestions are listening while you're in a healthy head space or knowing who you can reach out to if you become upset. Our 24/7 helpline for crisis calls based out of Central Florida is 407 500 HEAL. By contacting the National Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 you can get support and learn about your local resources. There is always someone ready to help.

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