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New South Wales launches online reporting for sexual assault survivors in a dozen languages – ABC News

Distressed victims will now be able to report a sexual assault anonymously on a new online portal available in a dozen different languages. 

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The portal replaces a tedious, older system that required printing multiple documentsAlternative reports made before official police reports have increased from 64 reports in 2021 to 70 in 2022Portal allows victims …….

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Damar Hamlin’s Cardiac Arrest: Recovery From A Heart Attack Survivor’s Perspective – Corn Nation

Everyone who loves football is aware of Damar Hamlin’s collapse on the field during Monday Night Football due to a cardiac arrest. What he’s going through sounds somewhat similar to what I went through.

I am a heart attack and TBI (traumatic brain injury) survivor. This is a video done from a survivor’s perspective. I talk about what I went through, and what it’s like to try to recover from a heart attack and deal with TBI.

We are…….

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Vampire Survivors creator has “no idea” why roguelike is successful – PCGamesN

The creator of roguelike Vampire Survivors, Luca Galante, says that he has “no idea” why the indie Steam survival game has proven so popular, saying it was “incredible” to be nominated for The Game Awards, following the launch of the first Vampire Survivors DLC Legacy of the Moonspell.

Beginning development back in 2020, Galante launched the full version of Vampire Survivors in October 2022. Since then, it has received over 165,000 reviews on Steam…….

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Philippines searches for survivors after dozens killed in floods and landslides – The Guardian

Rescue teams across nine provinces in the Philippines raced to try to locate 26 people missing after weekend rains, floods and landslides that have killed at least 25 people, in one of its deadliest weather events this year.

The national disaster agency on Wednesday said casualties reported so far had increased to 25 from 17 the previous day, with most deaths caused by drowning from flash floods.

“Search and rescue operati…….

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Volunteers deliver thousands of free Hanukkah meals to Holocaust survivors in New York City – CBS News

Throughout the holiday season, volunteers gathered at a warehouse in Brooklyn and packed thousands of boxes of food. The food, meant to help low-income seniors celebrate the holidays, is hand-delivered to thousands of homes – the homes of Holocaust survivors.

It’s a project from Met Council, New York’s largest Kosher food network. Met Council CEO David Greenfield told CBS News there are an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 Holocaust survivors living in New York City. “There unfortunately is…….

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Holocaust survivors share message of hope during Hanukkah – ABC News

BERLIN — Holocaust survivors from around the globe are marking the third day of Hanukkah together with a virtual ceremony as Jews worldwide worry about a sharp increase in antisemitism in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere.

Several dozen survivors also gathered in-person Tuesday for a menorah lighting at Jerusalem’s Western Wall — the holiest place where Jews can pray — to pay tribute to the 6 million European Je…….

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Passion to help survivors – Loop PNG

Nationally, about 1.5 million people per year experience gender-based violence, with most perpetrators (81 percent) being husbands or partners, according to the PNG special parliamentary committee on GBV.

More than half of the country’s women, aged 15-49, have experienced violence, and a third have experienced sexual violence, according to the PNG Demographic and Health Survey (2016-2018). Notably, only about a third of survivors seek support, according to the PNG Demographic and He…….

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Sexual abuse survivors launch national day to encourage others to speak up – ABC News

For 20 years, Richard Jabara lived with the memory of his abuse — then he read an article that would change his life. 

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The In Good Faith Foundation has partnered with LOUD Fence to establish a day to acknowledge and support survivors of sexual abuseAbuse survivor Richard Jabara says sharing his story was difficult, but things have changed for the bette…….