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Ask Your Senators to Reauthorize VAWA
In 1994, Congress passed Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. More commonly referred to as the Violence Against...
Oct 20, 2021


Domestic Violence Doesn’t Always Look the Way You Might Think
Last month, the nation was riveted by the search for Gabby Petito, a young woman who disappeared while on a cross-country road trip with...
Oct 13, 2021


Understanding Grooming
The concept of grooming is fairly well-known — but it isn’t well understood. Grooming is used to describe a wide variety of behaviors...
Sep 29, 2021


Action Alert: House Bill 951
Each 9 minutes in the United States, child protective services finds evidence for a claim of child sexual abuse. Childhood sexual abuse...
Sep 22, 2021


What Is DARVO?
People who abuse use a number of different tactics to control and manipulate their victims. For example, gaslighting is often used to...
Sep 15, 2021


How Common Is Dating Violence Among Teens?
In discussions about domestic violence, the focus is often on adults in committed relationships who experience this type of abuse. Yet a...
Sep 8, 2021


Join Us to Raise Awareness About Human Trafficking
Throughout the month of September, Westmoreland County’s fourth annual RED SAND PROJECT will be on display at the Westmoreland County...
Sep 1, 2021


There Is No One Right Way to Recover From Sexual Violence
Every 68 seconds, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted. On average, more than 460,000 people are victims of sexual assault...
Aug 25, 2021


Sexual Harassment: What Employers Need to Know
In 2020, many companies switched to remote work to keep their employees and the community as a whole safe. As many workers start to...
Aug 18, 2021


Why Stalking Is Harmful - and How You Can Get Help
If you’re like most people, you have probably used the word “stalking” in casual conversation — such as joking about stalking someone’s...
Aug 11, 2021
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