October has been a busy month for domestic violence victims, advocates, and supporters. Not only is it Domestic Violence Awareness Month, but it is also National Bully Prevention Month. In 2006, PACER’s National Bully Prevention Center founded National Bully Prevention Month, and has worked hard every since to get as many people as possible involved […]
6th Annual Tree-mendous!
The Safe Place, Inc. of Morrilton and Perryville announces our 6th Annual Tree-mendous event to raise funds to support victims of domestic violence. To kick off the Holiday Season in our community while raising funds and awareness for this worthy cause, come join us Saturday morning, November 16, 2019 from 9:30am to 11:00am at 1620 […]
The #1Thing Movement
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The month long awareness project started out as a one day “Day of Unity” in October of 1981, created by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. They created the Day of Unity as a way to bring awareness to how much domestic violence occurred and to help advocates […]
A Parent’s Worst Nightmare
No parent wants to hear that their child has been sexually abused in any way. In fact, many parents would say this would be their worst nightmare. The unfortunate truth is that one in three girls and one in six boys have been sexually abused before the age of 18, according to the Crime Victims […]
Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
According to the Center for Disease Control, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. CDC also found that almost half of women in the US will experience psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their life. Domestic Violence is all too […]
Back to School Bullies
With school just around the corner, many parents are getting school supplies, clothes and shoes, and trying to get their children back on a school-time schedule. With all the craziness that goes into getting ready for a new school year, many parents don’t think to prepare their children for any old or new bullies they […]
Toxic Friendships
Toxic friendships are negative relationships that make you feel unhappy, unhealthy and unequal. Signs of a toxic friendship: They get mad at you over small things and ignore you. You’re walking on eggshells all the time. There’s an imbalance in “talk time”. You’re the only one who initiated talking and hanging out. You don’t equally […]
The Many Faces of Child Abuse and How to Save Its Victims
Abused children often fail to tell anyone what has happened, or is happening, to them out of fear, shame, or simply remaining silence to protect a parent that they love. Knowing the many faces of child abuse is important in order to truly identify the type of abuse that is happening. Physical abuse may be easy to spot if […]
April is National Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month
Child abuse and neglect is a preventable public health problem in the United States. In 2017, the CDC reported an estimated 1,720 children died from abuse and neglect and 674,000 children were identified as victims of child abuse or neglect by child protective service agencies. With statistics like that it is easy to see that child […]
Quiz: Are You in an Abusive Relationship?
Sometimes it’s hard for victims of domestic abuse to recognize that what is happening to them is abuse. Do you know the signs of domestic abuse? Take our quiz to find out if YOU are a victim of domestic abuse. Does someone you love or are in a relationship with: Put you down? Call you […]
