Jasmine Mason, development assistant at the Women’s Center of Jacksonville and former victim advocate, knows the harsh realities of human trafficking. For three years, she answered crisis calls, provided resources, and stood beside survivors during their darkest moments.

Hero, a 6-year-old yellow lab and trained therapy dog, was adopted by the Women's Center of Jacksonville in April from K9s For Warriors.

Last year, the Women’s Center of Jacksonville performed more than 300 sexual assault exams and the tip line got more than 2,000 reports. Leaders say only about 1 in 4 victims of sexual assault actually come forward. With Sexual Assault Awareness Month about to kick off in April and crowds growing at Jacksonville’s busiest beach businesses, city leaders and advocates say the message about preventing sexual assault is more important now than ever -- particularly when you mix the dangers of parties, people and alcohol. Diamond joined the mayors of Jacksonville, Atlantic and Neptune beaches on Tuesday to launch a sexual assault campaign in conjunction with the Women’s Center of Jacksonville. The campaign includes the slogan, “3 beaches... 1 mission: Wipe out sexual assault” along with the Women’s Center’s 24-hour Rape Crisis Hotline: 904-721-7273.