Notley says consent to be part of K-12 Alberta school curriculum

The province says its commitment on dealing with sexual assault has three pillars:

— Shift the culture towards believing survivors, challenging harmful myths and building a culture of consent;

— Improve the way Alberta’s social, health, justice and education systems respond to sexual violence;

— Support individuals by funding frontline services for survivors and delivering education and prevention programs.

The province has already made legislative changes to allow sexual violence survivors more latitude in filing civil claims and to get out of leases without penalty.

Since 2015, the Alberta government has invested almost $52 million to support a range of programs and services to prevent sexual violence and support survivors.

Statistics show that sexual violence is the most under-reported crime in Canada, with 95 per cent of survivors not reporting their assaults to police. As well, sexual violence most often affects women and girls, with 87 per cent of survivors being women and 94 per cent of perpetrators are men.

In 2014, 83,000 Albertans reported sexual assaults.

(With file from Government of Alberta media release)

by The Canadian Press

Notley says consent to be part of K-12 Alberta school curriculum

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