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The letter every survivor needs to read
Much talk around the office this past week included the significant uproar in the recent sentencing of a Stanford student, accused of raping a girl last January on campus. Brock Turner was given a sentence of six months in jail, and a lifetime registering as a sex...
THOUGHTS ON PERSPECTICIDE
This past week, I read a really interesting article written by UMass Amherst professor Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD. In it, she wrote about the concept of perspecticide. Perspecticide is the idea that when you’re in a relationship with someone’s who’s controlling,...
Online Campaigns We Love
ONLINE CAMPAIGNS WE LOVE I’ve been directed to many interesting PSA’s, campaigns, and projects lately, done across the country to put a face to domestic and sexual assault. I’ve outlined a few of my favorites below, but if you’ve seen or heard of others, email...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (#SAAM)
April is all about recognizing that sexual assault occurs in our communities, schools, to our friends, and to people we know and love. One in five women and one in six men has experienced sexual abuse at some point in their lifetime. If you were to look around...
Online Abuse in a Relationship
Regardless of your age, the school you attend, or where you live, it’s highly likely the internet is a major part of your life. Whether you’re working on school projects using Google Docs, or Snapchatting with your friends, your day wouldn’t be the same without...
Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
We are almost halfway through February, which we at IH celebrate as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Though this topic is something that is important to us EVERY month, we’ve taken a few extra steps to help increase awareness on Cape Cod this February. A few...
Ways We Can Help
People are finding out about our services and coming to us for help—and that’s great. That’s exactly why we’re here! Did you know that we are also in many high schools across the Cape? Ask me about the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program and how to start it...