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Shoreline proclaims April assault awareness and prevention month; local advocate urges support for survivors
Summary
Mayor Betsy Robertson proclaimed April as an assault awareness and prevention month. Cornelia Branford Harvey, a Shoreline resident and board member of the King County ****** Assault Resource Center, accepted the proclamation, urged community support and awareness, cited CASARC service numbers and shared a 24‑hour resource line.
Mayor Betsy Robertson read a proclamation at Monday’s Shoreline City Council meeting declaring April as an assault awareness and prevention month in the City of Shoreline.
Cornelia Branford Harvey, introduced to the council as a Shoreline resident and a board member of the King County ****** Assault Resource Center, accepted the proclamation and described her long involvement representing survivors. "You are not alone," Branford Harvey told the council, urging residents to believe survivors and to support trauma‑informed, culturally responsive services.
Branford Harvey said the King County ****** Assault Resource Center (CASARC) assisted more than 4,300 survivors and their loved ones across the county in the past year, and that nearly half of those served were children and teens. She noted barriers to reporting — including stigma and language access — and highlighted a 24‑hour resource line (88899) for survivors seeking help.
Mayor Robertson and councilmembers thanked Branford Harvey and encouraged the community to make the proclamation a starting point for concrete actions and support for survivors.
What’s next: The proclamation is symbolic; Branford Harvey and advocates urged continued outreach, service funding and public education in Shoreline.
