January is National Stalking Awareness Month
January 2022 marks the eighteenth annual National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), an annual call to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking. To honor NSAM 2022, SPARC encourages you to Learn, Teach, Share, and Reflect...
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COVID-19 AND THE IMPACT ON SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, & SEXUAL ASSAULT
Futures Without Violence Intimate partner violence, sexual assault, child abuse, and human trafficking are on the rise during COVID-19 because many families and survivors are staying home, or are isolated from support systems. This isolation, along with increased stress...
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Safety Planning for the Holidays
National Domestic Violence Hotline By Emma, a Hotline Advocate The holidays are often a time of joy and community, but for people in abusive relationships, the holidays can be stressful and dangerous. Spending time with family and friends, dealing...
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Netflix’s “Maid” Highlights Truth About Domestic Violence The 6 things the show got right, and one thing it got wrong
Netflix’s Maid is the 10-episode fictional drama released in October, based on Stephanie Land’s 2019 memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive. It centers on a survivor of domestic violence and her young daughter and has already become...
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Abuso tecnológico en la pandemia y más allá
El abuso tecnológico es un problema generalizado observado por intercesores y profesionales de los sistemas legales en los EE. UU. En nuestro nuevo informe, Tech Abuse in the Pandemic & Beyond (Abuso tecnológico en la pandemia y más allá), se...
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Tech Abuse in the Pandemic and Beyond
NNEDV Technology Safety Blog (techsafety.org) TECH ABUSE is a widespread problem seen by advocates and legal systems professionals across the US. Our new report, “Tech Abuse in the Pandemic and Beyond,” shares findings from a needs assessment that included...
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How Can You Help Survivors??
Are you compassionate and calm in a crisis? Do you excel at listening and empathizing without trying to solve someone else’s problem? Our 24 hour crisis line receives calls from those experiencing domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Volunteers provide...
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1VOICE Hub City ~ Art for Change Event
Join SAFE Homes-Rape Crisis Coalition and our Sponsors for a fun filled informative event on Thursday, October 21, 2021 from 5:30pm – 8:30pm. Most performances will be done between 5:30 and 6:30pm. Art for Change is part of 1Voicehubcity...
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Cherokee County Candlelight Vigil
Please join the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and SAFE Homes-Rape Crisis Coalition for a Candlelight Vigil in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 6:00 pm at Gaffney City Park, 205 N. Limestone Street,...
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Be the Change, Start an Online Campaign this DVAM
Domestic violence thrives in silence. To be able to support and help victims and survivors, and to prevent domestic violence in the future, we all need to talk about it. And to talk about domestic violence, we need others...
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