Susan Xenarios

Susan Xenarios (August 8, 1946 – September 6, 2025) was an American advocate for survivors of rape.[1] In 1977, she helped to found the first rape crisis center in New York City, the Rape Intervention Program at St. Luke's Hospital.[1][2] She went on to lead the organization as director of the Crime Victims Treatment Center, as it became known, at St. Luke's–Roosevelt Hospital Center for forty years.[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gabriel, Trip (September 19, 2025). "Susan Xenarios, Who Transformed Rape Crisis Response, Dies at 79". The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2025.
  2. ^ Storey, Joan E.; Goldstein, Marianne E. (October 17, 1977). "Interview with Members of St. Luke's Hospital". Barnard Bulletin. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ O'Shaughnessy, Patrice. "Law & better rape kit". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 21, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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