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USA Network’s ‘SVU: No More Excuses’ Marathon a Social and Ratings Success

April 30, 2014
By
Adam Flomenbaum
The night proved to be a big success, both ratings-wise and across social media. The episodes that aired between 7-11pm delivered double-digit ratings increases across the board with an average of 2.6M total viewers. The hashtags #sayNOMORE, #NOMORE and #NOMOREexcuses trended nationally.
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Exclusive: USA, Mariska Hargitay Team Up for an SVU Marathon with a Cause

April 23, 2014
By
Kate Stanhope
To commemorate National Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention month, and in partnership with Hargitay's Joyful Heart Foundation and the NO MORE campaign, USA will air a special 16-hour SVU "No More Excuses" marathon hosted by Hargitay and her SVU co-stars.
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Celebrity PSAs Address Male Survivors Of Childhood Sexual Abuse

April 1, 2014
By
Look to the Stars
The new campaign speaks to the excuses and myths that male survivors of sexual abuse are confronted with.
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‘Law And Order’s Mariska Hargitay Teams Up With Amy Poehler And Other Celebrities To Fight Rape Culture

March 28, 2014
By
Tara Culp-Ressler
The celebrity PSAs (which also feature Hargitay’s Law & Order co-stars) challenge traditional assumptions about victimization, like the ideas that rape victims must have done something to “ask for it,” men are never victims of assault, and it’s easy for women to leave abusive relationships.
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Being Raped In A Bankrupt City

March 27, 2014
By
Emily Orley
Wayne County, Mich., the region where Detroit is located, has been riddled with problems for decades. But when a massive backlog of rape kits was discovered, a few mighty voices decided to work on changing the way sexual assault is viewed and how victims are treated, while also opening every single kit.
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There Are 400,000 Unprocessed Rape Kits in the U.S. How Can This Be?

March 12, 2014
By
Katy Waldman
Last week, Vice President Joe Biden announced a White House proposal to pour $35 million into testing backlogged rape kits and bringing sex offenders to justice.
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Detective Olivia Benson on the Case: Mariska Hargitay’s Emotional Plea to Get Backlogged Rape Kits Tested

March 12, 2014
By
Charlotte Alter
The Law & Order: SVU star teared up when she discussed the immense backlog of untested rape kits.
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Did Mariska Hargitay Help Catch A Real-Life Rapist?

March 11, 2014
By
Erin Whitney
It's no news that "Law & Order: SVU" star Mariska Hargitay fights for survivors of sexual assault in real life. The Joyful Heart Foundation, which she founded to help put an end to sexual and domestic violence, has recently helped the city of Detroit obtain funds to process a backlog of nearly 11,000 untested rape kits.
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Actress Hargitay, Prosecutor Worthy discuss rape kit project

March 10, 2014
By
Associated Press
Actress Mariska Hargitay joined Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy Monday to discuss proposed legislation that would speed up sexual assault kit testing.
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Actress Mariska Hargitay Joins Kym Worthy In Push For Rape Kit Testing

March 10, 2014
By
CBS News
An award-winning actress is joining forces with Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in her push for legislation and funding to clear a backlog of 11,000 untested rape kits in Detroit.
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