by hawc2023 | Apr 23, 2018 | Blog, Other forms of abuse
In recognition of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, HAWC joins survivors and advocates to draw attention to the pervasive issue of sexual violence. Today, HAWC discusses a lesser recognized form of sexual abuse: Revenge porn. Mischa Barton. Jennifer Lawrence....
by hawc2023 | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog, How To, Other forms of abuse
In recognition of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, HAWC joins survivors and advocates to draw attention to the pervasive issue of sexual violence. Today, we’re talking about a lesser known form of sexual violence: birth control sabotage. According to the...
by hawc2023 | Apr 10, 2018 | Blog, Erasing the Stigma, Healthy Relationships, Other forms of abuse
In recognition of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, HAWC joins survivors and advocates to draw attention to the pervasive issue of sexual violence. When people think about “sexual violence,” they might think of an attack from a stranger or workplace...
by hawc2023 | Mar 2, 2018 | Blog, Erasing the Stigma, Other forms of abuse
Although domestic abuse and HIV are two separate issues prevalent in today’s society, studies have found a unique intersection between domestic abuse survivors and people living with HIV. In fact, 55% of women living with HIV have experienced domestic abuse—this...
by hawc2023 | Dec 7, 2017 | Blog, Other forms of abuse
“You’re crazy. That never happened!” “I never said that.” “Stop making things up!” An abuse technique called “gas-lighting” uses lies, trivialization, and denial to manipulate survivors into questioning reality....
by hawc2023 | Nov 30, 2017 | Blog, Good to Know, Law and Politics, Other forms of abuse
Recently, sexual assault at colleges and universities has been a major topic of discussion in the media. When we talk about assault on college campuses, people automatically assume we really mean sexual assault. This makes sense: according to the Bureau of Justice...
