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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
What is Teen Dating Violence? Teen dating violence is a pattern of physically, sexually, verbally and/ or emotionally abusive behavior in a dating relationship. Physical Abuse Any intentional, unwanted contact with the other person’s body. Physical abuse does not have to leave a bruise or a mark. Examples: Scratching Shoving Pinching Pulling Hair Kicking Biting Burning Strangling Using a weapon Sexual Abuse Any sexual behavior that is unwanted or interferes with the other person’s right to say “no” to sexual advances Examples: Unwanted kissing or touching Date Rape Forcing someone to go further sexually than he or she wants to Unwanted rough or violent sexual activity Not letting someone use birth control…
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Training – “Understanding Oppression” Offered on February 6th
The Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance will be offering a free training: “Understanding Oppression” on Thursday February 6th from noon to 3pm. We will examine how oppression operates in and influences our own lives and the lives of the people we work with. This training will make use of exercises and discussion to explore the relationship between oppression, power, control, and violence. We will also examine how dominant cultural assumptions affect survivors and how increased awareness improves services delivery. Attendees will receive a certificate of completion (and tremendous thanks from us here at the Alliance). If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Marcy at 541-592-5332 so we know how many…
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2013 Year-End Update
The Alliance survived 2013 thanks to a dedicated staff, board, volunteers and you, our donor supporters. With full staffing in 2012 we served 739 individual survivors — a 30% increase from the year before. In 2013, with reduced hours and only a part-time advocate we will have served over 300 survivors. It was a lean year and we had the time to reflect on what is core for achieving our mission — ending violence against women The Illinois Valley is a remote rural area (more than 60 minutes from a population center of 50,000). Evidence indicates that survivors in remote rural areas face additional barriers that prevent them from accessing…
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DV 101 Training Offered in January
The Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance will be offering Domestic Violence 101 training on Friday January 10th from 9am to noon. This training will include an introduction to the dynamics of domestic violence, an overview of the effects of DV on children, and an outline of how the Alliance is working to end DV in our community. There will be an opportunity to ask questions. If you are interested in volunteering, but have not attended a volunteer orientation yet, this training will count as your orientation.on Attendees will receive a certificate of completion (and tremendous thanks from us here at the Alliance). Your willingness to spend a morning learning about…
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How do we help our children heal?
Neurobiology reports that children’s brain development is impacted by exposure to violence in their homes. And, the younger the child is, the more serious the damage is. The way we heal our children is to expose them to healthy adult relationships–friends, family, parents and teachers that model self-regulation without the use of anger or intimidation. We need to help them know what normal is. The good news is that our brains are capable of healing throughout our entire life. If you want to talk to an advocate about how you can help your child or any child, call 541.592.2515. This is an excellent 14-minute video to start you off. http://login.icohere.com/connect/d_connect_itemframer.cfm?vsDTTitle=First%20Impressions%20Videos&dseq=6064&dtseq=16818&emdisc=2&mkey=public557&vbDTA=0&viNA=0&vsDTA=&PAN=2&bDTC=0&blog=2&vsSH=A
