Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CRISIS AND REHABILITATION CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
Date filed
July 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 419, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CRISIS AND REHABILITATION CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Victims of sexual abuses need more help from professionals and experts to contain the trauma they suffered. Campaigns and mass eduction have to be implemented to raise the awareness of the people and involve the community in the prevention and treatment of victims of rape and other sexually related abuse. Social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other medical professionals have to be mobilized in the rehabilitation of victims and importantly in the prevention of sexual abuses committed against women. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SALUDO, ANICETO JR. G. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Jaraula (014 ) | 2. Monfort (014 ) |
| 3. Echiverri (024 ) | 4. Yumul-hermida (068 ) |
| 5. Amin (040 ) | 6. Ramiro (049 ) |
| 7. Syjuco (041 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN ON 2001-07-24 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Rationale: Victims of sexual abuses need more help from professionals and experts to contain the trauma they suffered. Campaigns and mass eduction have to be implemented to raise the awareness of the people and involve the community in the prevention and treatment of victims of rape and other sexually related abuse. Social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other medical professionals have to be mobilized in the rehabilitation of victims and importantly in the prevention of sexual abuses committed against women.
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