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Riverview Center therapist asks Winneshiek County to proclaim April 2026 Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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Summary
At a Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors meeting, a Riverview Center therapist read a proclamation urging community education and survivor support and the board approved a proclamation designating April 2026 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month by voice vote.
Lily, a therapist with the Riverview Center, asked the Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors to proclaim April 2026 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and read a prepared proclamation highlighting the physical and emotional impacts of sexual assault and the need for coordinated community support.
"Whereas sexual assault affects women, children and men of all racial, cultural and economic backgrounds..." Lily read, urging residents to learn more about preventing sexual violence and to support survivors and local service providers.
During brief discussion a supervisor asked whether Riverview or partner organizations might show an Iowa-specific human trafficking awareness video to broaden community awareness. Lily said Cedar Valley Friends and Family had previously run a trafficking outreach grant across 14 counties and that Riverview is picking up aspects of that work, including a rural-focused staff person focused on trafficking outreach.
The board moved and approved the proclamation by voice vote. A board member offered to share contact information for a community member who had produced a documentary shown in Waukon to help connect Riverview with local screening opportunities.
The proclamation and the offer to pursue additional outreach complete the board action; supervisors did not attach new funding or a formal referral to staff at the meeting.
