Safeguarding

That line is more fragile than people think. Too many people in the U.S. still picture sex trafficking as some shadowy van pulling up to snatch a girl off the …

We are in justified rage mode, and we are not backing down. You are playing with the sacred memory of children now.  These quiet shadows are not your safe space.  …

Young people must not fall for the lie that only older women protect abusers. The truth is, younger women—especially young Black women—are at the highest risk of femicide. According to …

Perpetrator fragility is a concept used to describe how individuals—most often abusers or those in power—respond with defensiveness, victim-playing, or aggression when they are confronted about their harmful behavior. Instead …

[WeSurviveAbuse.com] Some men don’t fear the harm they cause.They fear the moment a woman finally says,“You will not harm me anymore.” This is perpetrator fragility—when a man responds to being …

[wesurviveabuse.com] There are men—too many—who believe that a woman harms them simply by refusing to be harmed by them. She sets a boundary.She tells the truth.She leaves.She survives. And suddenly …

[WeSurviveAbuse.com] Companies update their privacy policies all the time. It’s usually tucked away in a long email that most people don’t read, but it matters. Why? Because the world is …

from WeSurviveAbuse.com Let’s make this plain:Consent is not a footnote.It is not a favor.It is not a vibe, a guess, or something you assume after you’ve already crossed the line. …

Some truths are not too complex to understand—they’re just too inconvenient to admit. Even toddlers can identify patterns. I once babysat a precious little girl who would simply run up …

There’s something we don’t talk about nearly enough: When children are punished too often—especially for having feelings or telling the truth—they don’t just become quiet.They don’t just “toughen up.”They don’t …