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This Keychain Button Could Help Protect Against Sexual Assault

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Two clicks sends a yellow alert to your contacts with a GPS location. Three clicks indicates you need emergency help. (Courtesy Revolar)
Two clicks sends a yellow alert to your contacts with a GPS location. Three clicks indicates you need emergency help. (Courtesy Revolar)

One in four female college seniors has experienced sexual assault on campus, according to a recent survey by the Association of American Universities. That’s a growing concern for both students and the parents who have just dropped their kids off at school, many of them away from home for the first time.

But as Laurel Morales from Here & Now contributor KJZZ in Phoenix reports, a young woman has created a keychain device that might provide a measure of security.

Note: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault.

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Laurel Morales, senior field correspondent for KJZZ and the Fronteras Desk. She tweets @laurelgwyn.

This segment aired on September 15, 2016.

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