Women's Center of Southeasern Connecticut Reaches Out To Male Victims

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'What’s in a name? When it comes to a man seeking help from a sexual assault or domestic abuse, it can mean everything.

The Women’s Center of Southeastern Connecticut presented its new name, Safe Futures, to more than 60 people at an event at the Mystic Hilton Thursday night.

Last year, 26 percent of the people served by the newly renamed Safe Futures were men and boys, said Catherine Zeiner, executive director of the organization. It was less than 9 percent in 1998.

“Just imagine being a male victim of sexual assault or domestic violence and trying to get over this stigma to ask for help and finding out the only place to get help is a place called the Women’s Center.”'