TAPS supports survivors like Gregory Jacobs, who honors his son David Jacobs, by daily cemetery rucks, finding community, purpose and shared strength in grief.

_This essay discusses sexual violence._

It wasn’t rape. But it wasn’t consensual. It wasn’t violent. But I was crying and told him to stop. He wasn’t a rapist. I knew him. I wasn’t a victim.

I was at an overnight college debate tournament when I was raped and physically assaulted by a fellow debater. The next morning, I woke up in the hallway with no ID and no phone. Days later, no matter…

Marcos Aycox is an acclaimed musician who’s played at Carnegie Hall, shared the stage with Broadway stars like Tituss Burgess, Jonathan Groff, and Nina West, and collaborated with artistic legends like Sir James Galway, Deborah Voigt, and Natasha Trethewey. But life for Aycox, known professionally as The Tatted Violinist, hasn’t always been easy. In fact, his story is one of amazing…

VA recently briefed Senators Joni Ernst and Kirsten Gillibrand on VA's efforts for improving care programs for domestic and sexual violence survivors.