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Dan’s Truth
I am here today to talk about the sexual abuse of little boys, through my own story. I grew up in a modest, blue collar home, in inner-city Pittsburgh. It was a very tough neighborhood; tough kids, lots of fighting. A very “macho” environment. Football was an integral part of the social fabric of that community. I played four years of college football – I was a middle linebacker – the tough guy. This was all a mask to protect myself. To the outside world, I was a “normal” guy, but, I held a terrible secret. I was abused for two years from the age of 11 to 13. The…
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Training Opportunity
On March 31, 2014, the Alliance will be offering a three hour training for volunteers, community partners and anyone interested in improving their response to victims of abuse. The topics to be covered will be: The Batterer as Parent – including how a batterer interacts with his children and the other parent as a victim. Domestic Violence and Children- what happens to a child when exposed to domestic violence? Sexual Assault- an overview including statistics, effect on the victim, drug facilitated rape. Drugs, Alcohol and Domestic Violence– does drinking cause violence? How victims cope and how it increases lethality. The training will begin at 9:00am and end at 12:00pm and…
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Why Intimate Partner Violence Effects Everyone
You may ask yourself what your neighbor beating his wife has to do with you. What business of yours is it when you see someone on the street yell, curse and belittle their partner and their children? We often believe that it is their business, we shouldn’t get involved, and they will work it out. We may believe that what someone else is doing in their home is none of our concern because it doesn’t affect us in any way. Besides, there is nothing we can do about it anyway. The truth is that is does affect us and there are many things we can to end intimate partner violence…
