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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. But what does that mean?
It’s not enough to just know that sexual assault happens. We know this. With the emergence of #MeToo, we hear about some form of sexual violence nearly every day now. But why are we promoting awareness? To what end? We promote awareness of sexual assault in hopes of...
Brain Injury Association of Virginia and Safe Harbor Partner to Help Survivors with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Safe Harbor and the Brain Injury Association of Virginia (BIAV) have partnered to explore the intersection between domestic violence (DV) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). This one-year pilot project is designed to provide data for future intervention and...
Safe Harbor Celebrates #Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month. And Safe Harbor is proud to honor women this month and always. We honor the female survivors we serve. We honor the female staff who rebuild the lives of their clients. We also honor the brave women in American...
Safe Harbor’s 2nd Annual Conference – “Building Recovery: A Comprehensive Program for Survivors of Human Trafficking”
Safe Harbor’s 2nd Annual Conference - “Building Recovery: A Comprehensive Program for Survivors of Human Trafficking” is going to be held virtually over 4 Fridays in January: the 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th from 10am-12:15pm. Please sign up today and...
Now Hiring: Case Manager for Human Trafficking Program
The Case Manager will work with clients to develop and maintain relevant and meaningful case plans, provide concrete case management and access to in-house and external resources. Works closely with Regional Victim Witness and Law Enforcement representatives to...
How to use a “Feelings Check-In” at home with your children | Self-Regulation Skills
Join us today on The Counselor’s Corner to learn a simple technique you can use at home to help your child build self-regulation skills. This technique can be used with toddlers, school-age children and teens and is a great way to encourage healthy emotion expression...
Counselor’s Corner: “The Shake-Down Method”
Join us today on The Counselor’s Corner where we show you how to say bye bye to the stress or anxiety we tend to hold in our bodies in a very FUN & SILLLY way. So let’s get up and moving and let’s shake away the stress!
Counselor’s Corner: EMDR Techniques – How To Build A Container Exercise
Sit down with us today on The Counselor’s Corner as we discuss how to build a container, a simple and effective EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Technique) that helps us to regulate our emotions and put away those intrusive thoughts/memories in a safe place.
Guided Meditation
Thank you for joining us here at The Counselor’s Corner! Join us today as we take a few moments to clear out the worries, fears, stress, and anxiety by following a guided mediation. Hopefully you'll feel a little more at ease and can breathe a little lighter by the...
The Shadow Pandemic
“We see a shadow pandemic growing of domestic violence.”- Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of United Nations Women Mlambo-Ngcuka is highlighting a crisis borne of the global lockdown due to COVID-19. She notes that while isolation is a “protective measure,”...