The new hires will more than double the number of sexual violence trauma therapists in Nova Scotia to 24 from 11
The Halifax-based Avalon Sexual Assault Centre is getting $2.8-million in annual provincial funding over the next five years to help increase access to its trauma services for sexual assault survivors.The new hires will more than double the number of trauma therapists in the province to 24 from 11, and four of those spots will be designated for African Nova Scotians and Indigenous health-care workers.
Sarah Rodimon, Avalon’s executive director, says the new therapists will work across the province, adding that the location of each new position has not been determined. Rodimon says the main goals of the sexual assault centre are to offer care more quickly to victims and to reach people in areas of the province where trauma services are limited.Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.
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