Flare Bracelet

The majority of sexual assaults reported to the National Crime Victimization Survey are cases where the victim knew her attacker—and in those instances, your standard safety devices, like pepper spray, whistles, or brass knuckles, just don’t make much sense. Sara de Zarraga knows from personal experience that sometimes the key to preventing a sexual assault is giving a woman a way to get out of an unsafe situation without making a scene or escalating things. That's why she helped to develop the Flare Bracelet. (Originally aired March 25th, 2021)