The National Sexual Assault Conference
Sandra de Castro Buffington, director of Hollywood, Health & Society, presented “The Media and the Message: Sexual Violence Storylines on Primetime TV” at the National Sexual Assault Conference. Professionals from rape crisis centers, survivors, coalitions, prevention programs, law enforcement and the military participated in the conference, which featured more than 80 workshops and a strong focus on technology and social media. The three-day event, held in Hollywood, California, was a collaborative project of the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, the Pennsylvania Coalition against Rape and the National Sexual Violence resource Center.