June 29th, 2011 Niall Crossen, 24, of Robert Gordon University’s Gray’s School of Art, hopes that his senior project will protect victims of domestic abuse. Niall has created jewelry that is designed with a secret button. When depressed the system would send a signal to a crisis call center. In addition, an individual user could be linked with [...]
June 28th, 2011 Feel what you feel, but watch what you do. Although your feelings cannot be controlled the actions you take because of your emotions are in your control. Let your emotions inform, not control your actions. When in doubt talk it out. If you are not sure what to do, talk it over with a trusted [...]
June 24th, 2011 For some children who live with domestic violence school becomes a place of peace and safety. Yenthl and her mother Maria escaped domestic violence but then lived for two year staying in shelters or living in their minivan. Despite the challenges of domestic violence and spending the last year and a half of high school [...]
June 22nd, 2011 Now through June 30th, 2011, women ages 18 to 34 are invited to apply for a chance to have a documentary made of their domestic violence story. Mary Kay Cosmetics is partnering with celebrities, actress JoAnna Garcia Swisher the first to be announced, to help aspiring filmmakers, create documentaries to help fight against the number one [...]
June 20th, 2011 Domestic violence brings with it the gift of an opportunity to make choices. You can choose to embrace anger just like your abuser. Or you can choose to embrace forgiveness and with it the opportunity to grow beyond what you were. Choose to forgive the one who hurt you so that your Spirit may flourish.
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June 18th, 2011 On Saturday June 4th, 2011 more than 600 teens gathered at Rutgers University in NJ for the launce of the “Training Camps for Life” program. NFL stars where on hand as topics such as overcoming adversity and healthy relationships. This was the first of 12 sessions planed to take place across the country this year. [...]
June 17th, 2011 On June 3, 2011 the United Nations delivered a report on violence against women today in the United States. In examining policies concerning domestic violence, sexual assault in the military and women who face multiple, intersecting forms of discrimination, particularly Native American, immigrant and African-American women the UN determined that the U.S. falls far short of [...]
June 15th, 2011 The New York City Police Department receives about 700 domestic abuse complaints per day. According to the NYC Mayor’s Office to combat domestic violence. Approximately 38 percent of victims will be abused again within six months. The law proposed by District Attorney Vance, on June 3rd, 2011 would make domestic violence a felony on the [...]
June 13th, 2011 There are many forces so big that we cannot conquer them alone. Ending domestic violence and improving the systems designed to help victims are just two. The power of numbers allows us to change the direction of huge forces in ways we could never do alone. Consider uniting with others today so you can make [...]
June 11th, 2011 Susan Bird-Winbun lost her infant twins to domestic violence. Savannah and Tyler Yates where killed by their father, David Yates, after she left him because he was abusive to her. Bird-Winbun says she is “speaking out is to save people from living with the blame that I carry on myself. I am speaking so people [...]