Digital Safety for the 21st Century Parent

Parenting in the twenty-first century comes with a good deal of unique challenges that no previous generation has ever had to deal with. Congratulations! You get to pave the way into the future by parenting your kids’ technology use. The benefits of the various technologies that are available to your children are undeniable. Children that grow up with access…

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Supporting a Survivor with PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is well known for its affiliation with military veterans, however what people often fail to realize is that post traumatic stress disorder can affect any person who has experienced a traumatic event. This is particularly true for survivors of sexual violence. Sexual assault and abuse survivors are at high risk for develop Post Traumatic Stress…

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Reparations, Restitution, and Emergency Money

Victims of violent crime face not only devastating emotional and physical distress, but often find themselves in financial difficulty following the crime. Financial stress adds additional burden to a victim’s healing process that is often overlooked. Reparations, Restitution, and county distributed emergency money are all ways of attempting to ease financial burden after violent crime. Reparations Reparations refer to…

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The Truth About Human Sex Trafficking

Hollywood portrayals of sex trafficking tend to depict women who have been either picked up off the street or conned into traveling across the ocean in a shipping container only to be chained to their beds, starved, tortured, and beaten upon arrival. We are lead to believe that mysterious strangers with grand proposals or dark villains prowling the streets…

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Self-Care for the Sexual Assault Survivor

  What’s the first thing you picture when you hear the words “self-care?” Is it a luxury spa day complete with fluffy white bathrobes and rose petals? Maybe it’s something a little less extravagant and includes an at home facial while eating chocolates and reading an enthralling book. Whatever the case, self-care means so much more and is surprisingly…

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