by Caedy Minoletti | Oct 5, 2018 | News
Personalized Safety Plan Although you can’t control an abuser’s use of violence, you can plan how you will respond to future abusive or violent incidents, prepare for the possibility of an incident happening, and plan how get to safety. It is your decision...
by Caedy Minoletti | Oct 1, 2018 | News
The Cycle of Domestic Violence In 1979, psychologist Lenore Walker found that many violent relationships follow a common pattern or cycle. The entire cycle may happen in one day or it may take weeks or months. It is different for every relationship and not all...
by Caedy Minoletti | Sep 21, 2018 | News
Sexual contact without consent is sexual assault: Even when it takes a victim years to come forward or when they struggle to identify as a victim, these reactions are not qualifications for an experience to be categorized as rape – sexual contact without...
by Caedy Minoletti | Sep 14, 2018 | News
Nearly one third of college women say they have been in an abusive relationship, according to a National Domestic Violence Hotline survey. More than half of all college students said they would have difficulty identifying dating abuse. When asked if they knew how to...
by Caedy Minoletti | Sep 7, 2018 | News
“Why Don’t They Just Leave?” People who have never been abused often wonder why a person wouldn’t just leave an abusive relationship. They don’t understand that leaving can be more complicated than it seems. Leaving is often the most dangerous time for a victim of...
