More seeking help, thanks to #MeToo movement: Aware

Aware supporters looking at items up for silent bidding as part of efforts to raise funds for the #MeToo Action Fund launched yesterday.
Aware supporters looking at items up for silent bidding as part of efforts to raise funds for the #MeToo Action Fund launched yesterday. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
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Braving criticism, more victims of sexual assault and harassment here are coming forward to seek help.

The Association of Women for Action and Research's (Aware) Sexual Assault Care Centre reported a 79 per cent increase in calls in the final three months of last year, which it credits to the #MeToo social media movement that took off around October last year.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on August 26, 2018, with the headline More seeking help, thanks to #MeToo movement: Aware. Subscribe