Linda's Story

Linda*, an 18 year old, sexual assault survivor, came to us for counseling after she reported the assault to law enforcement. While waiting to hear whether the case would go to court, Linda continued to work on her studies as a senior in high school. As with all schools throughout the country, when COVID-19 became prevalent, Linda had to move to doing her school work at home. Once again, things were not turning out like she imagined. During this time she learned that the District Attorney’s was not going to pick-up the charges against Linda’s offender and prosecute her case. This became a huge upset for Linda resulting in depression. Nevertheless, she summoned up the determination to finish her studies and took her end of the year exams. Linda graduated this spring, and we are so proud of her grit and endurance during such a challenging time.

*Name has been changed due to confidentiality.