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Post Date February 21, 2019 Author Pam Strickland BY SUSIE HEDLEY Teen dating violence is becoming an increasingly apparent problem in the United States. Today, approximately one-third of all teens…
Two abusive husbands later, one woman says all she can do is hope for a better future By domesticshelters.org I had a great childhood. I was raised by a single…
A survivor nearly married an abuser, but complete strangers helped her spot red flags By Bridey Heing I’m not sure what I was expecting from a group of strangers on…
While domestic violence effects people of all ages, we must start a conversation about teen dating violence. Domestic violence has always been a sensitive topic and may seem ‘inappropriate’ for…
A southwest healthcare group is training everyone from surgeons to security to spot human trafficking red flags By Amanda Kippert She might appear malnourished, fearful or confused about what city…
Sexual assault can take many different forms, but one thing remains the same: it’s never the victim’s fault. What is sexual assault? The term sexual assault refers to sexual contact…
Teen dating violence— also called intimate relationship violence or intimate partner violence among adolescents or adolescent relationship abuse — includes physical, psychological or sexual abuse; harassment; or stalking of any…
Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, obtaining, advertising, maintaining, patronizing, or soliciting a person for labor or services, through the act of fraud, coercion or force…
Awareness means Rescue and Prevention January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and ENC Stop Human Trafficking is ramping up its education efforts in honor of it. ENC Stop Human Trafficking…
Organizers of a one-night census hope to discover who is on the streets because it’s safer than home December 26, 2018 By Amanda Kippert In a one-night annual count this…