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Six-month KCARC pilot: 43 survivors served in Kirkland; police referrals and outreach highlighted
Summary
King County Resource Center CEO Kate Garvey and Kirkland-based advocate Hwa Goldstein told Council the six-month pilot (July–Dec) served 43 survivors, nearly half were under 18, and 90% of survivors reported feeling supported; Kirkland Police Department was cited as the primary referral source.
Kate Garvey, chief executive of the King County sexual-assault resource center (presented as KCARC in materials), and Hwa Goldstein, the pilot's Kirkland-based legal advocate, gave Council the first six‑month status report on the local pilot.
Garvey framed KCARC's services as a range of options available 24/7, including a staffed resource line, legal advocacy, medical advocacy for forensic exams, and clinical therapy. "You can…
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