Just a few months after two of his children survived the Parkland school shooting, Ayub Ali, 61, was shot and killed in a robbery at his convenience store in North Lauderdale.
Children and youth will experience challenges in the home and school setting that can be overwhelming without guidance or support from trusted adults, friends, and professionals. Increased exposure to these adverse events over a prolonged period of time can have a devastating effect on a child’s physical and mental health. Physicians recognize these as adverse childhood experiences (ACES). Over time, prolonged exposure to stressors can lead…
If you or someone you know is dealing with sexual assault, there are many organizations that can help.
Take it back. Victims of domestic violence sometimes retract their claims against their abusers for various reasons, including being fearful of them or worrying what may happen if and when their abuser is r...
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Living through a sexual assault is bad enough — what makes things worse is a broken legal system that routinely ignores, loses and even destroys crucial evidence, an institutional injustice …
Bullying is a main source of violence in school. Parents play a vital role in recognizing signs, supporting courage, and helping their child.
Attracted to conversations about saving children from sex-trafficking, survivors are finding themselves drawn into the world of a baseless conspiracy theory
It is the voice in our heads that tells us we are not enough, that we don't deserve love, that it’s our fault, that no one will love us and that we don't belong. That message came to me many times ...
And how I plan to use it to empower women in general.
If a parent body-slams his disobedient teenage daughter, is it discipline or assault?
One in four undergraduate women will experience sexual assault by the time they graduate. At the UW, there are roughly 16,000 female undergraduates. This means over 4,000 women on our
Our societal response to accusations of sexual misconduct must take as a given that it is unequivocally wrong. This would provide a baseline for the Senate to hold those who commit such acts of misconduct to account, writes Deborah Tuerkheimer
"I feel like what happened was my fault. Like I did something to deserve it," is a statement that I have heard frequently in my work as a therapist who specializes in helping survivors of trauma. I have spoken with numerous survivors whose families and friends asked them, "Why can't you just get over it?"<br>Awareness of the impact that trauma can have on an individual is spreading, however there is still a lot of misinformation and stigma that many survivors experience. Although…
Women from all walks of life who come forward with accounts of sexual harassment or assault often face retaliation.
In recent years, the national dialogue on sexual assault has deepened and expanded. This includes widespread support for the #MeToo Movement, increased legislative efforts to hold perpetrators criminally accountable for their actions, and more. But…
In this conversation, we discuss how to start providing services to male survivors.
Young victims are often prosecuted for prostitution.