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SUSAN Guest-Hosts on WBAI 99.5FM: Orders of Protection & GPS Monitoring

By |2019-03-13T12:25:08-04:00October 19th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Featured Posts, Radio Show, Safety Tips & Resources|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Reduce Domestic Violence Homicides by asking for Orders of Protection with a GPS Monitoring component! Very promising program! Read more .....

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #13 — Not Just Physical; What Constitutes Domestic Abuse?

By |2019-03-13T12:25:11-04:00October 13th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources, Safety Tips Archives|Tags: , , , , , |

Domestic violence is usually thought of as battering and characterized by behaviors ranging from shaking and shoving to marital rape to murder. Legally, however, domestic abuse may or may not include physical violence! Read more ....

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #12 – Protest Offensive Media Coverage

By |2019-03-13T12:25:11-04:00October 12th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources, Safety Tips Archives|Tags: , , , , , |

Protest media coverage that excuses abusive behavior, blames the victim or trivializes abuse. Read more....

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #11 – Promote Awareness

By |2019-03-13T12:25:11-04:00October 11th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources, Safety Tips Archives|Tags: , , , , , |

Ask your local library, supermarket, chain restaurants, department stores, houses of worship, etc. if you can regularly supply them with material from national and local domestic violence programs (they’ll give you all you want) to display by cash registers and leave around for women to quietly put into their pocketbook. Great group project!

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #10 – Donate a Cell Phone

By |2019-03-13T12:25:11-04:00October 10th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources, Safety Tips Archives|Tags: , , , , , |

Observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month by donating old or unwanted cell phones to domestic violence organizations or shelters.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #9 – Volunteer at a Domestic Violence Organization

By |2019-03-13T12:25:11-04:00October 9th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources, Safety Tips Archives|Tags: , , , , , |

To make Domestic Violence Awareness Month more meaningful for you, give the gift of your time and energy to a national organization or local group in your area that's actively advocating to end domestic violence and help its victims.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #8 – Adopt a Shelter

By |2019-03-13T12:25:12-04:00October 8th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources, Safety Tips Archives|Tags: , , , , , |

Give the gift of your time and/or money to a local shelter. Many times, the women and their families leave an abusive relationship with just the clothes on their backs and funding for shelters is very tight, so pretty much everything is needed.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #7 – Present a Domestic Violence Program to Your Organization

By |2019-03-13T12:25:12-04:00October 7th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources, Safety Tips Archives|Tags: , , , , , |

Invite a speaker to your workplace, book group, neighborhood association, religious congregation, PTA...

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #6 – Address Domestic Violence in the Workplace

By |2019-03-13T12:25:12-04:00October 6th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources, Safety Tips Archives|Tags: , , , , , |

Does your employer have a policy for workplace safety? Too many lives--and billions of dollars--are lost every year because of being unprepared.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #5 – Examine Your Relationships

By |2019-03-13T12:25:12-04:00October 5th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources, Safety Tips Archives|Tags: , , , , , , |

Examine your own relationships honestly.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #4 – Teach the Boys Young

By |2019-03-13T12:25:12-04:00October 4th, 2012|Categories: Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources, Safety Tips Archives|Tags: , , , , , , |

Teach the boys in your life very early to respect women and use their strength to help not hurt.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #3 – Talk to Your God: Faith-Based Discussions

By |2019-03-13T12:25:12-04:00October 3rd, 2012|Categories: Crime Prevention Calendar, Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources|Tags: , , , , , , |

Ask your rabbi, minister or religious leader to speak out publicly about domestic violence.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #2 – Talk to Your Teen/Tween

By |2019-03-13T12:25:12-04:00October 2nd, 2012|Categories: Crime Prevention Calendar, Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources|Tags: , , , , , |

Got a teenager or tweenager at home? Talk to them as soon as possible about what a healthy, non-violent relationship is.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Tip #1 – Don’t Mind Your Own Business!

By |2019-03-13T12:25:12-04:00October 1st, 2012|Categories: Crime Prevention Calendar, Domestic Violence, Safety Tips & Resources|Tags: , , , , , |

Know someone whose relationship concerns you? Don't mind your own business!

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