The month of December is a busy one. Decorating, shopping, wrapping, and cooking are just a few of the activities that take over. December also brings National Human Rights month. This month, everyone in the United States is encouraged to come together and stand up for equality, justice, and the dignity of all humans. This is […]
How About Giving to The Safe Place On ‘Giving Tuesday’?
November 30, 2021 has been set aside as a day that is dedicated to “radical generosity around the world”. (givingtuesday.org) It was established in 2012 as a day to simply do good for others. Anyone who wants to give and do good for others can participate! Whether you choose to give of your time or […]
September is National Friendship Month
September is National Friendship Month and September 19 is National Women’s Friendship Day. One of the best ways that we can be a ‘true friend’ to the women in our life is to help them break the cycle of abuse in their lives. 1 in 3 women have experienced some form of physical violence by […]
September is National Suicide Prevention Month
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Sunday, September 5 through Saturday, September 11, is National Suicide Prevention Week. Friday, September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. A lot of people are uncomfortable talking about suicide. We don’t want to think about it, much less talk about it. But it’s time that we move past the […]
Does Going Back To School Mean Going Back To Bullying?
Soon, the halls of the schools will be filled with children laughing and giggling. They will be talking to their friends and making plans for who is sleeping over next weekend. There will be many hugs and a lot of smiles. However, for some children returning to school means returning to bullying, being picked on, […]
The Two Types of Child Trafficking
A very serious yet under-talked-about crime, which is the most heinous of crimes, is child trafficking. Unfortunately, it happens every day, and it happens right here in the small-town USA and all over this great country. There are two types of trafficking. The first and most gruesome is sex trafficking; the other is labor trafficking. […]
7 Reasons to Attend a Safe Place Support Group
One of the resources that The Safe Place offers is a support group for domestic violence victims. We provide many different services including The Safe Place Shelter in Conway County, as well as The Safe Place Resource Office in Perry County. We want to help your take your first step to freedom from abuse but […]
Domestic Violence and PTSD
Humans are very complex in their reactions to life events. Victims of domestic violence often face extremely traumatic life experiences. Domestic violence is when a spouse, dating partner, or close family member uses violence, fear, and intimidation to control and manipulate their victim. Whether the abuser uses physical abuse or sexual, emotional, mental, or verbal […]
Child Neglect
There is a lot of talk about child abuse. There is a month set aside for child abuse awareness, laws and legislation, and a lot more talk about child abuse. While we need attention to child abuse, we also need attention shined on child neglect. Child neglect makes up 78% of maltreatment cases, yet it […]
June is PTSD Awareness Month: PTSD in Children
June is starting a little wet here in the River Valley, but with that rain comes beautiful flowers to fill the air with a lovely fragrance, clean air to breathe, and streams flowing for us to enjoy. June also brings Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD awareness month. When people typically think of PTSD, they […]
