sexual trauma

The Salt Lake Tribune and the investigative newsroom ProPublica are partnering to report on sexual assault by health care professionals in Utah. The story of one therapist who worked with gay Latter-day Saint men shines light on what reporter Jessica Miller calls a “flawed and misleading system” for reporting abuse.

Many sexual assault survivors in Utah face not just the trauma of the attack, but also a culture that places the blame on their shoulders. The Dove Center in St. George is trying to change that.

Inappropriate contact between children and staff members has happened with some frequency in Utah’s teen treatment programs. From November 2018 through July 2021 — state regulators have investigated at least 20 reports of staff pushing the boundaries with clients, sometimes amounting to sexual abuse.

Utah researchers have found that sexual trauma in the military is associated with a much higher risk for homelessness. They’ve published their conclusions…