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MEN CAN SAY NO, TOO

Mindy Lawrence Although women are more susceptible to sexual abuse, a man can also face the same treatment by a woman. Someone can follow...

Sexual Assault: Rape Kits and the Backlog

By Mindy Lawrence Less than every two minutes someone is sexually assaulted in the United States. The trauma from the event makes it...

SEXUAL ASSAULT: CONSENT

By Mindy Lawrence Sexual consent is an important part of sexual relations. Getting and giving permission to have sex with someone, or...

DATE RAPE and Protecting Yourself

Legal Information Institute at Cornell University refers to date rape as the phenomenon where the woman was forced to have sexual...

Till 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...

SEXUAL 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,...

Sexual Abuse: SEXUAL ABUSE AND VIOLENCE

There 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...

DEPRESSION IS REAL

Depression is real for many people. Among its symptoms are ongoing sadness, feelings of worthlessness, problems with concentration,...

UNFORGIVABLE

by Joyce Faulkner At first it was just a vibration -- like a distant heartbeat, then the faint smell of smoke. Hedy opened her eyes....