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Mariska Hargitay is an Advocate for Survivors

Hargitay is also actively working to change public policy. In 2010, Hargitay testified before a House judiciary subcommittee to bring attention to the backlog of rape kit testing. “Backlogged” kits have not been tested within 30 days of receipt by the lab. The Joyful Heart Foundation initiative END THE BACKLOG reports: “It is estimated … that there are hundreds of thousands of untested kits in police and crime lab storage facilities throughout the country.”

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