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Sexual assault and child abuse are not comfortable topics for the vast majority of people.

By: Darlene Masters, Executive Director at Family Advocates Bill Cosby is not an innocent man. He was convicted of sexual assault. A mere...

By: Kendra Kaul, Sexual Assault Outreach Advocate I am Kendra Kaul, a sexual assault outreach advocate. The majority of my work focuses...

Tristyn Newman, Iowa County Services Coordinator After a long year of social distancing and safety measures, Iowa County Family Advocates...

Hi Paula here, please look for all of our posts on Family Advocates' Facebook page. I was asked to share with you one thing that stands...

A few statistics that stood out to me were that 1 in 3 females and 1 in 4 males had experienced sexual violence within their lifetime....

I am Kendra Kaul, the Sexual Assault Outreach Advocate for Family Advocates. I mainly work with survivors and victims of sexual violence.

Hi! If you missed my video from earlier this week, my name is Matt Larson. April is child abuse awareness month. In the reporting of...

By: Melissa Duve, Shelter Services Director and Norma Grinnell, Client Services Advocate A dangerous mix, the holidays, social...

We access our resilient core daily in ways great and small such as when we lose our keys or cell phone or when our alarm doesn’t go off....

the national crisis has sparked a lot of challenging emotions for teens: anxiety, worry, fear, and depression.

Family Advocates asks that you vote “No” to Marsy’s Law. Many concerns have come from other states that have ratified Marsy’s laws...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month so you will be seeing several Teal Ribbon and hashtag SAAM posts this month to create awareness...

when I hear Safe at Home, my thoughts turn to those who might not be “Safe” in their home. Those that are not ready or able to leave..

Over several years, several sex trafficking victims who were sold via this site waged in a legal battle

Sexual Assault Outreach Advocate, Kendra Kaul People who are convicted of one of these crimes is mandated to be on the sex offender...

Trauma is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation...

Engaging communities and providing outreach especially for the under served populations...

Here is a list of some of the apps that I recommend learning about to protect those you care about....

Predators are using online gaming and anonymous apps to recruit victims.