May 18, 20221 minMEN CAN SAY NO, TOOMindy Lawrence Although women are more susceptible to sexual abuse, a man can also face the same treatment by a woman. Someone can follow...
Mar 10, 20222 minSexual Assault: Rape Kits and the BacklogBy Mindy Lawrence Less than every two minutes someone is sexually assaulted in the United States. The trauma from the event makes it...
Mar 9, 20221 minSEXUAL ASSAULT: CONSENTBy Mindy Lawrence Sexual consent is an important part of sexual relations. Getting and giving permission to have sex with someone, or...
Jan 15, 20222 minDATE RAPE and Protecting YourselfLegal Information Institute at Cornell University refers to date rape as the phenomenon where the woman was forced to have sexual...
Jan 14, 20222 minTill It Happens to You...By Joyce Faulkner For a few years, back in the day, I volunteered for a Rape Crisis Center in a big city. After training, I served as a...
Jan 14, 20221 minSEXUAL ABUSE: 5 Types of Sexual Abuse by Mindy Lawrence First Orlando Counseling in Orlando, Florida, defines five types of sexual abuse that exist -- verbal, covert, visual,...
Jan 11, 20222 minSexual Abuse: SEXUAL ABUSE AND VIOLENCEThere are around 463,634 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States. One in five women has...
Jan 6, 20221 minDEPRESSION IS REALDepression is real for many people. Among its symptoms are ongoing sadness, feelings of worthlessness, problems with concentration,...
Jan 2, 20229 minUNFORGIVABLEby Joyce Faulkner At first it was just a vibration -- like a distant heartbeat, then the faint smell of smoke. Hedy opened her eyes....