Updated 8/3/25 So the latest update is that Jennifer Melle has been suspended. Extremely disappointing. She was providing care to a male prisoner. Nurse Melle is a veteran professional who …
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Why “Not a [Insert Person]” Is Dangerous for Survivors
Let’s tell the truth:Adults have power. Children don’t. Even the most vulnerable adult usually has more access to voice, resources, legal systems, and public platforms than a child does. So …
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Your Safety Is More Important Than Politeness.
When you leave a relationship, your top priority is not etiquette.It’s not closure.It’s not being polite.And it’s certainly not obeying the so-called laws of “ghosting.” Something made you decide that …
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Believe in What Believes in You.
Why spend your precious energy trying to prove your humanity to systems, circles, or people who have already decided they don’t see you? That they don’t hear you. We believe …
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A Brief Timeline: Marital Rape Laws in the West
A tremendous amount of work went into giving spouses legal recourse if they are assaulted by their spouse. Prior to this work, you couldn’t even bring it up in court …
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“The Forgive and Overlook Habit”: Why the Crisis of Child Predators Isn’t Going Anywhere
The crisis of child predators isn’t going anywhere. Unless the adults change our harmful ways and change them right away. Because the pressure has always been placed especially on female …
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12 Ways Communities & Families Normalize Predators — and Destroy Survivors in the Process
The truth is not quiet. The truth is not polite. The truth is not neutral. And neither are predators. Too many of us watched it happen in real time.People made …
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Domestic Violence Is Rising While Survivor Services Are Disappearing: What the Latest Data Reveals
I don’t know if you saw this, but while overall violent crime is reportedly on the decline, domestic violence in the U.S. has actually risen by about 3% in major …
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Can We Have a Diverse Society and a Trusting One?
That’s not deep thinking. That’s dressed-up racism. Let’s get right to it. There’s a question floating around that sounds intellectual, but it’s rooted in fear, ignorance, and historical amnesia: “Can …
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You May Think He Was Misunderstood—But What He Did Was Evil
And the damage may last for lifetimes. We live in a world where the predator’s pain often gets more airtime than the Survivor’s truth. He had a rough childhood.He didn’t …