Women's mental health issues are taking center stage at the University of Kansas this week, as GaDuGi SafeCenter, a Lawrence sexual violence counseling center, partners with the Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity for Sexual Assault Awareness Week. This is the fourth year that GaDuGi has been part of the event.
In addition to storytelling- and discussion-based events, the program for this year will include a candlelight vigil for survivors of sexual assault at KU's Campanile bell tower. The bell will be rung once for every person GaDuGi has assisted in the past year.
"We're expecting the candlelight vigil to have a very good turnout this year," said Chrissy Heikkila, interim executive director of GaDuGi. "It's one of the most powerful events."
The vigil starts at 8 p.m. at the Campanile.
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