Category Archive: Domestic Violence

Oct 18 2020

New Horizons, Middletown, Conn.

Walk to End Silence 2019

Jun 09 2019

The Pixel Project

These days many talk about how to much time is spent on the internet, social media, or our new technologies. I myself can become overwhelmed by it all but let me share some good news about how a volunteer-led global 501(c)3 non-profit organization is making a difference using these modalities. The Pixel Project: https://www.thepixelproject.net/welcome-to-the-pixel-project/Is completely …

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Apr 09 2019

Victims of Crimes!!!

It is Crime Victims month and State Representative William A. Petit, Jr https://www.cthousegop.com/petit/main/ shares with us on his blog that he has had several discussions with our State’s Victim Advocate, Natasha Pierre,https://www.ct.gov/ova/cwp/view.asp?a=2187&q=295754 on the many bills concerning victims of crimes. The both of them have testified on many of these bills to enhance, and protect …

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Oct 31 2018

Walk To End Silence 2018

Every October in Middletown, Conn. there is a Walk to End Silence, please consider becoming a voice for survivors of domestic violence and intimate partner violence. It usually is towards the end of the month so mark your calendars to be looking for info once you turn that calendar over to October.https://www.newhorizonsdv.com/node/112 The walk is …

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Jul 17 2018

Help Is Available!!!

I was at a CCADV conference at the Quinnipiac School of Law  and picked up one of their new handout. Just a gentle reminder for those who are in a abusive situation, and for those who have not recognized it. Help Is Available!!! Sign of An Abusive Relationship right off CCADV latest handout. Your partner… …

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Mar 07 2018

CCADV Moves Forward on Dual Arrest

In the CCADV winter newsletter they share news about  a very important change for Connecticut. To date Connecticut struggles with the country’s highest dual arrest rate, approximately 20% of the time, both the victim and the abuser are arrested at the scene of a domestic violence incident. The national average is 7%, Connecticut’s challenge with …

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Mar 07 2018

No More Week

March 4th 2018 to March 10th is No More Week No More week is a way you can get involved, perhaps as a individual, group, teams, companies, even as a community. Please consider getting  more involved to raise awareness and end domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. Each and every time I am speaking …

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Nov 18 2017

Urge Congrss to Support I-VAWA

I would like to share yet another email I received from Futures Without Violence https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/ On November 14, 2017 the U.S. Senate re-introduced the International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA), a groundbreaking piece of legislation aimed at preventing violence against women and girls across the globe. The announcement followed the passage of the Women, Peace and …

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Nov 12 2017

Futures Without Violence

Being an author that discusses adverse childhood experiences, and domestic violence statistics quite often, I thought I would share with you one of the emails I received a few days ago. Dear Casey, The recent avalanche of disclosures of sexual harassment and assault reveals what many of us have experienced or known: workplace sexual harassment …

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Nov 05 2017

A Fun Time At Nutmeg TV

I met Christine at a friends house about two years ago, she is always finding ways to make a difference in peoples lives. She now has a show on Nutmeg TV in Farmington, Connecticut. http://nutmegtv.org/ where anyone can create their own show. It is free and they make it fun. Nutmeg Public Access Television, Inc. is …

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