{"id":239313,"date":"2026-04-20T19:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239313\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T19:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:26:08","slug":"crisis-center-of-tampa-bay-receives-35k-towards-cost-of-teen-sexual-assault-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239313\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis Center of Tampa Bay receives $35k towards cost of teen sexual assault exams"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrisis Center Of Tampa Bay’s Rape Crisis Center exam room. Provided by CCTB 2023.<\/p>\n

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The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay has received $35,000 s to support the cost of youth sexual assault exams.<\/p>\n

The crisis center says the funding from the Suncoast Credit Union Foundation will fill a gap that government funding doesn\u2019t cover.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The funds will support the costs of forensic exams for individuals ages 13 to 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Each forensic exam costs the Crisis Center over $1,700 in total.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CEO Clara Reynolds says they get some government funding, but there is still a deficit for each exam.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re fortunate we have funding from the county commission, we\u2019re fortunate we have funding from the attorney general\u2019s office at the state level. But again, we have to quilt all of this together to make it work for individuals.\u201d Reynolds told WMNF.<\/p>\n

The Center says there\u2019s never any charge to the client for the exam.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody is ever charged. So, no matter who comes\u00a0 to us, no matter what time of day that is, there is no charge to the individual.\u201d Reynolds said.<\/p>\n

Last year, the Crisis Center provided sexual assault exams to 50 people between the ages of 13 and 17.<\/p>\n

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