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Interning at STSM by Abby Thames

Posted Tue, 01/31/2012 - 11:20am by STSM

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Hope for the Holidays

Posted Tue, 12/20/2011 - 1:03pm by STSM

The holidays hold different meanings for everyone.  Many survivors face obstacles to the enjoyment many people assume everyone feels this time of year.  If you are a survivor and need help facing any of the following obstacles please call our hotline (771-7273) and get help.

-  The survivor may not have disclosed the abuse or may not have been supported by family after disclosing the abuse.  This leaves the survivor with the choice of returning home to spend the holidays with the perpetrator and/or hostile family members or to be alone.

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" -- Anna Bright, STSM Victim Advocate

Posted Fri, 11/11/2011 - 11:16am by STSM

If you aren’t familiar with the Penn State scandal, you can read all about it online (just Google it, and you’ll have tons of articles, columns, videos, blog posts, and tweets to choose from). Basically, the university’s former assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky, is accused of abusing young boys over a 15-year period, and several university officials, including president Graham Spanier and football coach Joe Paterno, have been fired and/or charged for having known about the abuse and failing to have it reported to the appropriate authorities.

She Shouldn't Have Been . . . By Kristin Van De Griend

Posted Wed, 10/26/2011 - 3:54pm by STSM

Believing rape myths and blaming victims allows perpetrators to keep unapologetically violating people. Before I discuss how these things help to perpetuate violence in our own communities, I’ll say one truth – no matter what, it is never the victim’s fault.

Raising a Voice for Justice -- Alexis Stratton

Posted Mon, 10/24/2011 - 4:58pm by STSM

“We must record these things that were forced upon us.”  --Kim Hak-soon (1924-1997), former Korean “comfort woman”

While visiting South Korea last summer to conduct research about violence against women, I had the privilege of meeting some amazing survivors of sexual trauma who inspired me both with their stories and their courage to use those stories to speak out against war and sexual violence.

A Survivor's Thoughts on Getting Help -- Anonymous

Posted Wed, 10/19/2011 - 12:31pm by STSM

A World Without Sexual Assault - Alexis Stratton

Posted Thu, 08/19/2010 - 2:29pm by STSM

Recently Executive Director Ginny Waller challenged our staff and volunteers to envision a world without sexual assault.  Check back to see our work. 

What motivated Stieg Larsson to write "Girl with a Dragon Tattoo"?

Posted Tue, 08/17/2010 - 3:33pm by STSM
This is a reposting of an article from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center's Bystander Blog. We know how popular the book The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been this summer. So we though this blog post was especially relevant.

 

Scotish Ad Targets Victim-Blaming

Posted Mon, 08/02/2010 - 11:58am by STSM

Check out this great ad out of Scotland, which addresses the absurd belief that women ask to be raped.

 

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