The Rising Center

04/13/2026

Waiting patiently for our turn

04/13/2026

We’re grateful to Mayor Kathi May, City of Campton, for signing a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in the City of Campton.

This acknowledgment helps amplify the voices of survivors and reinforces our community’s commitment to prevention, support, and accountability.

At The Rising Center, we stand with survivors every day and we’re proud to see our community stand with us.

04/10/2026

Today, Gov. Andy Beshear signed House Bills 4, 134, 521 and 778 to better protect children across the commonwealth and to provide more support to survivors of sexual assault and r**e.

“We have a sacred duty to protect our fellow Kentuckians – especially our children – and today I am proud to sign legislation that will help us do that,” said Gov. Beshear. “From strengthening Kentucky’s stalking laws and our state’s response to sexual assault to ensuring that grooming is seen as a criminal offense and creating protections for those in foster care, we’re working together to make our commonwealth a safer place for all our people.”

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2nxjk68p

04/10/2026

Editing our center like a reality show

04/10/2026

We’re grateful to Scott Alexander for signing a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in Perry County.

This acknowledgment helps amplify the voices of survivors and reinforces our community’s commitment to prevention, support, and accountability.

At The Rising Center, we stand with survivors every day and we’re proud to see our community stand with us.

04/09/2026

04/09/2026

Dylan Mosley and Jasmine Wilson-McKenzie from the Rising Center joined Phil Neace as guests on WSGS today.

04/08/2026

Let’s talk about grooming… a type of sexual violence often overlooked or ignored.

04/08/2026

LET'S TALK ABOUT GROOMING!

Grooming doesn’t start with abuse. It starts with trust.

Grooming is a deliberate, strategic process used by perpetrators to gain access to a child, teen, or vulnerable person, lower defenses, and normalize boundary violations over time. It often includes:
• Excessive attention, gifts, or special privileges
• Isolating the child from peers or caregivers
• Testing boundaries through “accidental” touch or inappropriate jokes
• Encouraging secrecy (“This is just between us”)
• Gradually sexualizing conversations or contact

Grooming can happen in families, schools, churches, sports teams, and online spaces. It is not about what a child wore, said, or did. It is about manipulation and power.

If you are a parent, caregiver, educator, or community member:
• Teach children accurate names for body parts.
• Normalize conversations about consent and body autonomy.
• Make it clear they will never be in trouble for telling the truth.
• Watch for sudden secrecy, gifts, new “special” adults, or changes in behavior.

If you are a survivor:

What happened to you was not your fault. Grooming is designed to create confusion, shame, and silence. Support is available.

The Rising Center 606-373-6145 or 1-800-375-7273

Prevention starts with informed adults.
Protection starts with listening.
Healing starts with being believed.

04/07/2026

It’s Teal Day 🩵