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Brooke Axtell: “7 Ways to Help a Teen Survivor of Sexual Assault”
“7 Ways to Help a Teen Survivor of Sexual Assault” Brooke Axtell, an advocate for survivors of sexual abuse, gives parents seven simple guidelines for reacting to their child’s assault and how to help...
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Kirsty Hopley: “Through a Child’s Eyes”
Link to “Through a Child’s Eyes” In her guest post for the Let Toys Be Toys campaign (linked above), Kirsty Hopley, co-founder of Child’s Eyes, connects the gender-specific toys, books and media which...
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NCADV Announces the Launch of a New Domestic Violence Resource
Link to DomesticShelters.org The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (USA) has just announced the launch of a new online resource for victims of domestic violence. DomesticShelters.org is...
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PSA: Human Trafficking in Your Neighborhood
Link to: “Chilling PSA Reminds Us that Human Trafficking Victims are Exploited in Our Neighborhoods” For more on human trafficking, visit the Sex Trafficking and Forced Labor archive.
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Domestic Violence: an Exit Plan
Link to “An Exit Action Plan for Leaving an Abusive Relationship” Approximately 1 in 4 women are abused by their partners. Why don’t they just leave? There is an endless list of reasons, all valid and...
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Julia Dieperink: “What to Do if Someone You Know Sexually Assaults Someone Else”
Link to “What To Do If Someone You Know Sexually Assaults Someone Else” Julia writes (full article linked above): What do you do if someone you know assaults or rapes someone? What do you do if it’s...
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Resource Highlight: No Ceilings
Link to No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project “To know how far we need to go to achieve the full participation of women and girls, we have to know how far we have come.” No Ceilings uses data...
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Why Victims Don’t Report and Why Shaming Their Choice is Detrimental
Link to “5 Reasons Shaming Survivors into Reporting Rape is Counter-Productive” by Sian Ferguson The vast majority of victims of abuse – particularly sexual and domestic violence victims – choose not...
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Sarah Ogden Trotta: “5 Things to Consider After a Recent Sexual Assault”
Link to “5 Things to Consider After a Recent Sexual Assault” Every sexual assault is different. Every victim is unique. Therefore, there is no “one size fits all” response when an assault occurs. After...
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Can an Abuser Change for Good?
Link to “Can Abusers Change?” Women and men remain in – and return to – abusive relationships for many reasons. For example, it is not uncommon for victims of abuse to remain in the abusive situation...
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Consent-Ed as Sex-Ed: Actively Teaching Consent Before Adulthood
Link to Washington Post: “Why Are We Waiting Until College To Learn About Consent?” For resources related to teaching children about consent: Teaching Kids About Consent, Ages 1-21 7 Reasons Why You...
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Popping the Virginity Myth
I was sitting with a group of teenage girls. We had been discussing the dynamics of sexual violence with a Myths vs Facts activity. Myth or Fact: men rape out of biological need. [MYTH] Myth or Fact:...
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Resource Highlight: One Million Thumbprints
Link to “One Million Thumbprints” (Photo Credit: One Million Thumbprints) “Claiming it was cheaper to rape a woman than waste a bullet, Congo’s fighters perfected rape as a weapon of war. They knew...
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About Protective Orders
Link to “FAQs About Protection Orders” *Note: the following information relates to the court systems in the USA and may vary slightly by jurisdiction. For information related to court documented...
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On a Personal Note
When I began this blog in late 2012, it was a project I grossly underestimated. Back then I was working a mediocre 9 to 5 job that barely paid the bills and rarely allowed me to pursue my passions or...
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Trauma and the Brain
Link to the Huffington Post: “How Brain Science Can Help Explain Discrepancies in a Sexual Assault Survivor’s Story” At a recent conference about trauma and the brain’s response to it, Bonnie Martin –...
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Title IX and Rape Apologism
Yesterday Betsy DeVos, the head of the US Department of Education, announced a “rollback of Obama era rules” pertaining to Title IX. Before she ever opened her mouth, survivors and advocates were...
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Victim Advocacy: Where Do I Start?
Victim advocacy is the act of supporting people who have been harmed through violence and/or abuse. There are many ways to advocate. In fact, “advocacy” is often only as limited as the imagination of...
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Reproductive Coercion
Reproductive coercion is a specific type of intimate partner violence in which one partner forces unprotected sex in order to increase the chances that the other partner will get pregnant against her...
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