Women, throughout human existence, have contributed amazing things to our social, cultural, economic, political, and scientific history. From the very beginning, women have been fruitful, productive, and creative, contributing greatly to every era of our shared human history. But in every era of history, women have also suffered domestic abuse from those closest to them: […]
When Your Prince (or Princess) is Really a Toad
Fairy tale movies of the princess meeting her prince and falling in “love at first sight” and being “swept off her feet” can blind us to the reality of the tactics of abusers seeking out victims. It’s called ‘grooming’. Your ‘Prince Charming’ may actually be a ‘toad’ grooming you to be his next victim. Grooming is […]
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. According to loveisrespect.org, 1 in 3 teens will be in an abusive relationship and 33% do not tell anyone about the abuse. Most parents say that they would know if their teen was being abused. However, it’s hard to recognize the signs if you don’t know them. […]
The Link between Drug Abuse and Domestic Violence
Typically, in a domestic violence situation, one is going to be being physically and/or mentally abused. So how is this linked to drugs? Physical abuse can lead to severe injuries which would cause one to go to the doctor and be prescribed a pain killer. Most often pain killers are Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, and Percocet or […]
Signs of Human Trafficking
January is National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention month. Many of us hear about human trafficking on the news or see missing persons’ pictures at the store, but we rarely think that trafficking is going on in our own communities or to someone we might know. The reason is that most of us have a misconception about […]
