>> katherine klaassen. first i want to acknowledge and thank all of the brave survivors who have testified today. their voices, your voices are important for all of us to hear. it may sound odd to say this but it's a pleasure to be here during sexual assault awareness month and on denim day, he want to say happy denim day, which may sound strange to any sexual assault survivor and those wearing denim in solidarity to them, and all here today in solidarity with survivors. thank you supervisor ronen for calling a hearing on this important topic and thank you, supervisors for being here. i would also like to acknowledge and express appreciation to several of my staff in attendance today and to our partners for their dedicated work. finally i would like to acknowledge cathy blue the nursing director of our department and who will be assisting me in answering any questions. let me provide a brief overview of our sexual assault services. our mission, we have respectful care after sexual assault, provide before an