Smart Talk: Sexual assault awareness takes on many forms

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  Scott LaMar has worked in both radio and television for more than four decades.
  
  Currently, LaMar is the Host and Executive Producer of The Spark program on WITF-FM, 89.5 & 93.3 in Harrisburg, Pa.
  
  Previously, LaMar was WITF TV’s Sr. Public Affairs producer and produced the station’s award-winning weekly public affairs TV program, Smart Talk.
  
  In addition to his on-air duties, LaMar has moderated political candidate debates, including those for candidates running for Pennsylvania governor and the U.S. Senate and was a regular contributor to BBC World News TV before and after the 2020 U.S. Presidential election.
  
  LaMar often emcees or moderates local events and has gone as far as California to emcee a national event.
  
  The American Society of Civil Engineers honored LaMar with their national Excellence in Journalism award in 2020. He has been nominated for five Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards.
  
  LaMar and The Spark have been recognized throughout the Central Pennsylvania community including ADVOZ Lancaster’s “Dignity in Dialogue Award”, the South-Central Assembly’s “Regional Citizen Award” and was named a “Humanitarian Hero” by The Humane Society of the United States/Pennsylvania.
  
  A native of Coatesville, Pa., LaMar has also worked as a broadcast news anchor, sports play-by-play announcer and manager.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Unlike some other awareness campaigns, the issues that get attention during this month have grown and expanded as society and technology changes.

Airdate: April 19, 2021

Sexual assault awareness in the past may have focused on rape or just on women. Today, there is a broader discussion of sexual violence that includes child sexual assault, date rape, sexual assaults on college campuses, same sex sexual violence, sexting online without permission and sexual harassment.

Monday’s Smart Talk is centered on these and other issues with our guests Jim Willshier, Chief Public Affairs Officer, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and Lily Duarte-Evans, Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Services Program Director, YWCA Carlisle.

If you are a victim of sexual assault and need immediate assistance, please contact our toll free hotline at 1-888-772-7227 or find your local rape crisis center.

Safe Secure Kids provides free resources to help communicate with children about respect and consent.

Abuse survivor tells her story of living with multiple personalities

Child sexual abuse and other traumatic childhood events can have a profound impact on the lives of survivors.

Abuse survivor, former elementary school principal and pastor Lyn Barrett unfortunately knows from experience. Ms. Barrett suffered from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder. She tells her story in an upcoming book Crazy: In Search of a Narrative and a new eBook, DID Unpacked: A Parable.

Lyn Barrett appears on Monday’s Smart Talk.

Join Lyn Barrett on Tuesday, April 20 for a longer conversation with Safe Communities.