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Violence Faced by Immigrant Survivors
Although domestic violence occurs in every race, religion, gender, and socioeconomic status, immigrant survivors have a unique experience. They often experience higher rates of domestic violence than U.S. citizens because in many of their home countries this violence...
Walk To End It: A Client’s Legacy Helping Other Human Trafficking Survivors
Safe Harbor’s Walk to End It was the idea of a client in our human trafficking program, who was so grateful to Safe Harbor for helping to rebuild her life that she wanted to give back. “I want to spread awareness on such a widespread issue. I wanted to organize an...
The Power of Support: Upcoming Support Groups
Abuse and violence can have long-lasting effects on a survivor and affect their daily life even after the abuser is no longer in the picture. Just like physical wounds, psychological and emotional wounds need to be taken care of or healing cannot happen. Support...
The Power of Support
Escaping a violent or abusive partner is a monumental step toward a better, healthier life, but it is hardly the last step a survivor will take. Violence can have long-lasting effects on a survivor and affect their daily life even after the abuser is no longer in the...
Abuse Later in Life: Red Flags
Abuse later in life can be difficult to spot because the signs of abuse can, unfortunately, sometimes be written off as symptoms of aging and dementia; symptoms like: bruising from bumping into things, increased worry, lack of coordination, or a startle response. The...
Abuse Later in Life: What It Can Look Like
Abuse can happen at any age and just like other kinds of abuse, domestic violence later in life can take many different forms. Physical: inflicting pain or injury by slapping, hitting, bruising, restraining, etc. Physical abuse can also be inflicted through medication...
The Impact of Sexual Assault on Men
With the advent of the #MeToo Movement, the spotlight on the issue of sexual assault is brighter than ever. Yet when we think of men within the context of #MeToo, society tends to think of them as the perpetrators of this violence not the victims. ...
The Impact of Sexual Assault on Women
It is almost impossible to turn on the news, read an article, scroll past a post on social media without seeing a story about a women’s experience with sexual assault. ...
My Volunteer Experience
During college, I did my best to use theatre as a tool for social justice and awareness; being involved with plays that dealt with issues that I felt needed to be addressed, specifically with sexual and domestic violence. After I graduated college with a Fine Arts...
Human Trafficking Conference
“Building Recovery: Starting a Comprehensive Residential Program for Survivors of Human Trafficking” is on April 26th, 2019 from 9 AM to 5 PM. This is a one-day conference designed for individuals and/or agencies looking to start their own residential program or who want to increase their knowledge on working with survivors of human trafficking.