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- I'm a member of RAINN's speaker's bureau, which also nets me lots of emails from them. Here's one I wanted to promote on DS:RAINN's newest initiative is the E-Crew! Whether you are active on Facebook, Myspace, Stumble, blogs, email listservs or...
- This is not triggering. It's simply a powerful, joyful, uplifting song. "Don't give up on me, I won't give up on you..."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01FE9cPXE3M
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVgHrV9H-8kThis isn't triggering. It's a TV commercial for a little girl's toy set.It's so blatantly sexist, you just have to laugh!!!
- This was an enormous conference, with people representing mental health, law enforcement, advocates, policy makers, attorneys, nurses, and crisis workers. On Wednesday, I presented a training for therapists about how to process a rape trauma...
- Forcible Rapes Reported To Police Fell 4.3% in 2007The number of forcible rapes reported to police fell in 2007, according to preliminary statistics from the FBI. The report says that forcible rape reports fell 4.3% last year, substantially more...
- ...Because we all need to hear the success stories to give us hope!FANTASTIC week here at work. As always, the stories I share are with patient consent...One woman, LH, graduated Wednesday. She has come so far, done so incredibly well. She had been...
- FANTASTIC week here at work. As always, the stories I share are with patient consent...One woman, LH, graduated Wednesday. She has come so far, done so incredibly well. She had been habitually self-abusive with vicious sex, and had never even...
- Hey, be sure you all read NILY's newest journal. I was fortunate to get a call from her immediately last night, so I knew about the story before she broke it here on DS, but NILY has gone beyond even her own goals to become a full-fledged HERO.
- Rape Trauma Syndrome is a common reaction to a rape or sexual assault. It is the human reaction to an unnatural or extreme event.There are three phases to Rape Trauma Syndrome 1. Acute Phase This phase occurs immediately after the assault and...
- http://dailystrength.org/groups/resurrection-after-rape - A private, moderated discussion forum with survivors. Im active there.http://www.cafepress.com/resafterrape - cool apparel for proud survivorshttp://www.dancinginthedarkness.com/index.php -...
- For those of you in Oklahoma who know Victoria ("Heckle"), either personally or from reading RAR, she is returning for her second visit since she moved in July. Victoria will arrive here on October 16, and she and Danee ("NILY") will assist me in a...
- Okay, over the past 3-4 weeks I've received quite a few letters here at my work address, and I've got them packed up to ship to the Panzer hospital in the Republic of Congo, for the support of rape victims there. I appreciate these letters. I did...
- I'm making small gains toward plans for this next year. I have a HUGE opportunity for those who might want to attend; I've been in contacts with a musician's manager to possibly have a special guest spend the weekend with us.I won't say who it is...
- Senate Passes Biden's Debbie Smith Reauthorization ActDNA Crime Bill Helps Take Rape Kits off the Shelves and Criminals off the StreetsSeptember 25, 2008Washington, DC Today, the Senate passed Sen. Biden's Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008,...
- Psychotherapy lasting for at least one year is more effective than shorter periods of therapy for people with complex mental disorders, such as personality and chronic disorders, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American...