The Crucial Role of Advocates

Unscripted: Conversations about Sexual and Domestic Violence is a podcast featuring employees and subject matter experts from Domestic and Sexual Violence Services and partner organizations discussing all aspects of interpersonal violence, plus solutions. On this episode of Unscripted, host Kendra Lee speaks with Vanessa Cullers and Tianna Hairs-Hughes, both Victim Advocates in the Domestic Violence Action Center (DVAC) and Jonathan Yglesias, Policy Director at the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance, to discuss the crucial role advocates play in supporting survivors of interpersonal violence. If you or someone you know has experienced interpersonal violence, call the Domestic and Sexual Violence 24-Hour Hotline at 703-360-7273, or visit fairfaxcounty.gov and search for domestic and sexual violence. To listen to other county podcasts, visit fairfaxcounty.gov/podcasts