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Melissa Palfrey
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
A Call to Youth Educators
By: Matt Larson, Family Advocates' Youth Services Director Family Advocates sees a need to expand our reach. Our practice of in-school,...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
We must be better. We must do better.
Sexual assault and child abuse are not comfortable topics for the vast majority of people.
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Melissa Palfrey
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Cosby Decision
By: Darlene Masters, Executive Director at Family Advocates Bill Cosby is not an innocent man. He was convicted of sexual assault. A mere...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
Local Issues of Teen Dating Violence
By: Kendra Kaul, Sexual Assault Outreach Advocate I am Kendra Kaul, a sexual assault outreach advocate. The majority of my work focuses...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Jun 8, 2021
- 1 min
Support Group
Tristyn Newman, Iowa County Services Coordinator After a long year of social distancing and safety measures, Iowa County Family Advocates...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Apr 29, 2021
- 2 min
Trauma Dynamics
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...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Apr 15, 2021
- 1 min
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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....
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Melissa Palfrey
- Apr 13, 2021
- 1 min
Staff Spotlight - Kendra Kaul
I am Kendra Kaul, the Sexual Assault Outreach Advocate for Family Advocates. I mainly work with survivors and victims of sexual violence.
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Melissa Palfrey
- Apr 8, 2021
- 2 min
Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention
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...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
Holidays & Domestic Violence
By: Melissa Duve, Shelter Services Director and Norma Grinnell, Client Services Advocate A dangerous mix, the holidays, social...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Being Resilient in Difficult Times
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....
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Melissa Palfrey
- Apr 10, 2020
- 3 min
Teen Support - During COVID-19
the national crisis has sparked a lot of challenging emotions for teens: anxiety, worry, fear, and depression.
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Melissa Palfrey
- Apr 6, 2020
- 2 min
Vote "No" to Marsy's Law
Family Advocates asks that you vote “No” to Marsy’s Law. Many concerns have come from other states that have ratified Marsy’s laws...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Apr 3, 2020
- 1 min
Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month so you will be seeing several Teal Ribbon and hashtag SAAM posts this month to create awareness...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
"Safe" at Home
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..
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Melissa Palfrey
- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
I am Jane Doe
Over several years, several sex trafficking victims who were sold via this site waged in a legal battle
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Melissa Palfrey
- Oct 8, 2019
- 1 min
Information on the Sex Offender Registry
Sexual Assault Outreach Advocate, Kendra Kaul People who are convicted of one of these crimes is mandated to be on the sex offender...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Oct 2, 2019
- 1 min
Sexual Assault Response
Trauma is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation...
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Melissa Palfrey
- Sep 27, 2019
- 2 min
The Un-Served
Engaging communities and providing outreach especially for the under served populations...
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