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Seek Then Speak: A Simple Tool to Increase Survivors’ Access to Reporting and Services

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45 Minutes

Originally Aired
July 10, 2025

Victoria Pickering
Victoria Pickering
Seek then Speak Coordinator, EVAWI

Survivors need more pathways to access justice and services. Only 1 in 5 rape victims report the crime, precluding law enforcement from holding offenders accountable and decreasing survivors’ access to vital services like victim advocacy and a medical forensic exam. In an effort to open new pathways to justice and support, End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) created Seek Then Speak, a free online platform that gives survivors information about their options and offers them a new way to begin reporting to law enforcement if or when they choose.

In this 45-minute webinar, EVAWI’s Victoria Pickering will discuss the barriers many survivors face when deciding whether to report to law enforcement and explore how alternative reporting options can help reduce these barriers. She will describe how Seek Then Speak works and how it is being utilized by communities across the country, sharing lessons from local jurisdictions from Kansas City to Seattle.

Objectives

As a result of this webinar, participants will be better able to:

  • Consider how this new tool could increase access to reporting and supportive services for survivors in their individual communities. 
  • Describe Seek Then Speak, an interactive online tool helping sexual assault survivors gather information and complete a self-guided investigative interview.
  • Identify the motivations for law enforcement, victim advocacy, and other governmental agencies to adopt this new tool for use in the community.
  • Discuss success stories and practice considerations from jurisdictions that have implemented Seek Then Speak for use with sexual assault survivors.

This project was supported by Grant No. 15JOVW-23-GK-05486-INNO awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this program are those of the EVAWI and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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