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This webpage and brochure discuss signs of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation as well as how to document and report concerns. It includes agencies and contact information for reporting. It also includes specific information for reporting about elder abuse in a nursing home.
This podcast between National Runaway Safeline Youth Advisory Board members EJ Velez & Rachel Litchman discusses invisible disabilities and navigating the healthcare system as a young person experiencing homelessness.
This article discusses how abuse is about power and control, and people with disabilities can face unique barriers to accessing support.
The physical and psychological scars left by child abuse and neglect can span a lifetime. The importance of prevention and early intervention in cases of child abuse and neglect cannot be overstated.
As advocates, we have to know what to look for, how to talk about dating violence with the young people in our lives, how to prevent it, and how to lend our support to those experiencing it.
Human trafficking is sometimes considered a hidden crime, but the reality is that it happens right before our eyes. That’s why it is critical to be able to identify the signs of trafficking, to know how and where to report it, and to understand how to support survivors.
This educational and informative article defines Critical Race Theory (CRT), including its origins and key principles; explains its relevance to today’s society (i.e. Black Lives Matter, educational policies involving CRT, etc.); and discusses the future of CRT.
It’s vital that we recognize stalking as its own crime, become aware of the specific stalking strategies, and know how stalking behaviors can look unique and affect communities in unique ways in order to respond and support early and appropriately.
In this webinar, Dr. Rebecca Campbell will explain the effect of vicarious trauma on the brain, including how the body and brain respond to trauma, and how it affects those in professions with high levels of vicarious trauma.
Crime victim advocacy is a workspace where trauma, illness, discrimination, violence, victim blaming, and other soul-injuring happenstances are things we hear about frequently. This month, we created a complication of resources and trainings from within the last year centered around self-care. These resources discuss changes that organizations and individuals can make to promote advocate wellbeing.
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