by- Whitney Derman Recently, a majority of social media users were bombarded with opinions in the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard case. The case initially went to court because Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard for defamation, speaking about being a domestic abuse victim in an editorial piece written in 2018…

by- Trinity Turner More than half of LGBTQ Americans report hiding a personal relationship to avoid the experience of discrimination (Gruberg, 2020). No member of the LGBTQ+ community is a stranger to having to hide a personal relationship or pretending to be in a heterosexual relationship. Many LGBTQ+ individuals act…

by- Roxanne Guiney We’ve all heard the compliments showered on independent and confident children. She’s so mature for her age. He always puts others first. She’s so self-reliant! The problem? Those qualities might have come at the expense of their right to be children. The right to be cared for rather…

By- Whitney Derman May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I wanted to share some wisdom with everyone about mental health. If you struggle with your mental health, you are not alone. Whether you see it or not, everyone has something they struggle with. Even that girl with a seemingly…

by- Brittany Medina Minutes. This is the amount of time children have to pack their belongings before being removed from their homes. Often, a garbage bag is handed over to the child and they are told to put their belongings inside. They have no indication of where they are going…

by- Roxanne Guiney “The officer then spoke with [the sex worker] and said, ‘She could be in a lot of trouble and that he did her a huge favor.’ The officer then asked what [the sex worker] was going to do for him in return” (Breen, 2021). After…

by- Mandie Schreck Abuse Survivors turn their entire life around during the healing process, but the lasting effects of abuse can still linger. Trauma from any form of abuse, like Emotional, Narcissistic, Physical, or Sexual Abuse, can last for years after the events through the individual’s body and mind. …

by- Whitney Derman U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE has been a sore subject in recent years as people have increasingly become more aware of the atrocities ICE officers have committed against immigrants — for example, separating families and many cases of sexual assault. …

by- Whitney Derman I had the honor of interviewing the two Co-Founders of Abuse Refuge Org (ARO), Kelly Dehn, Global Executive Director and certified Norm Therapy Intake Specialist (NTIS), and Michael Gibson, Global Managing Director of ARO and creator of Norm Therapy. We talked about Kelly’s experience as the first…