The Center at 909 provides free & confidential services to anyone impacted by sexual violence, dating violence, stalking, and human trafficking.
Columbus, Ga
Joined February 2012
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🚨Last night, the Debbie Smith Act passed the Senate, officially clearing both chambers! It will now head to President Biden for his signature. Read below to see what the Debbie Smith Act means for survivors ⬇️
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Sex predators using dating apps as ‘hunting grounds’ for vulnerable victims, new research shows yahoo.com/entertainment/sex-… via @Yahoo
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Learning resiliency after sexual assault through Jiu Jitsu afcent.af.mil/News/Article/3…
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Positive sexual health includes practicing boundaries setting and respecting each others' boundaries.
#boundaries #SexualHealthMonth #SexualHealthAwarenessMonth
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If any doubt creeps in when listening to a victim tell their story of abuse about someone you think you know to be fine, it is easy for the hearer to lean on his/her own capacity for self-deception and talk themselves out of considering the truth of what has been told.
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Fate whispered to the warrior, “You cannot stand the storm”and she whispered back,
“I am the storm.”
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R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being convicted of years of sex trafficking and psychological and sexual abuse. nytimes.com/live/2022/06/29/…
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This #TDVAM22, it's important to know who can experience abuse and who might choose to abuse. Answer our poll to see how much you know about relationship abuse. surveymonkey.com/r/TDVAM2
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Four things are needed to make a healthy relationship: respect, equality, safety, and trust. Each of these elements can manifest in healthy or unhealthy ways in any relationship and are built with actions as much as words. Learn more: bit.ly/34jtjsM
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To have a healthy relationship you have to #TalkAboutIt. These conversations need to be real and honest, as you should share your feelings and experiences with your partner. What helps you have real talk with your partner? #TDVAM22
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#10affirmationsforsurvivors 4. I release and forgive myself for any responsibility I have accepted in the past for my abuse. @DrHFradkin bit.ly/2IKU8bw
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“We see you. We hear you. We believe you.”- hasn’t worked. Those things are not ‘gifts’ but the baseline of what should’ve happened when they were hurt. The question is are you going to defend them and dismantle every system that is not protecting and defending them?
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Our Director Angela Lee in @bustle!
Here Angela is on what abuse is: “Anything that takes away someone’s control or puts them under the power of someone else could be considered abusive.”
bustle.com/wellness/friend-p…
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It's important for investigators to understand the complex impact of trauma on a survivor's memory. buff.ly/3sBavN4
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You survived the abuse.
You're going to survive the recovery
#healingispossible
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Sometimes abusive partners will try to play on a survivor’s feelings and threatening suicide when things do not go their way.
This can be used by abusive individuals to coerce their partner. Understanding when it is a manipulative tactic is important: bit.ly/partner-threaten-suic…
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Kosovo War Rape Survivors Tell Stories of Pain and Courage balkaninsight.com/2021/07/20…