Sullivan County
Not to be outdone, professionals in Sullivan County also came together to promote a message of support for sexual assault survivors and their loved ones. Members of the Branch House Family Justice Center in Blountville, Tennessee collaborated with East Tennessee State University’s Health Education Learning Program for Sexual Assault in Rural Appalachia (HELP SARA) to launch a Start by Believing campaign in April 2021.
To get started, partners brainstormed creative ways to increase awareness, with limited financial resources. By reaching out to local businesses, specifically those with outdoor signs, they realized they could spread the word in the community, for free!