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How Does Abuse Grow?
I was raised on fairytales. I learned about the knight in shining armor at a young age. I consumed the
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One Survivor’s Journey of Art, Music, and Passion
Lindsay Diles is a musician, sexual assault survivor, and activist. She sat down to share her experiences and tips for
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NO MORE Intern Mel Holman—Domestic Violence Impacts on the Mental Health of LGBTQIA+ Survivors
''Everyone, regardless of their gender or sexual orientation, deserves to receive the help that they need after experiencing
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#IsolatedNotAlone—The Body Shop & NO MORE Team Up to Support Victims of Domestic Violence During COVID-19
To stop the spread of COVID-19, we are asked to stay at home. But home isn’t a safe place
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Watch: NO MORE Co-Founder Jane Randel on the TEDx Stage — Engaging Kids to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
During the COVID-19 crisis, instances of domestic violence are on the rise. With families cooped up at home together, parents
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Consent—It’s Not Just About Sex
When we hear the word “consent,” we think of sex. In recent years, the #MeToo movement has generated much-needed conversation
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Ending Domestic and Sexual Violence: Engaging Kids to Create a New Normal
The following was excerpted from the 2/29/20 TEDxMaplewood Talk by Jane Randel, co-founder of NO MORE
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Shattering the Silence: Intimate Partner Violence Within LGBTQ+ Relationships
Sara Giza is a queer, empowerment-based, trauma-informed activist, who has divided her time over the past decade between advocacy work
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Parenting in the Digital Age of Pornography
“There’s nowhere else to learn about sex — and porn stars know what they are doing.”
This rather disturbing quote
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Domestic Violence in the Transgender Community
Domestic violence affects all populations, but the transgender community is victimized at higher rates than the general population: according to
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KNOW MORE: Guns and Domestic Violence
Mass shootings, like the tragedy that occurred at Emanuel AME Church on June 17, 2015 and more recently, the Oregon
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Bystander Basics
What people mean when they talk about Bystanders. It’s different than you think.
by·stand·er
/ˈbīˌstandər/
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When Dating Abuse Goes Digital: Revenge Porn
Last September, a slew of sexually explicit photos of female celebrities surfaced on the online forums Reddit and 4chan. The
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10 Questions About Sexual Assault You Were Too Embarrassed To Ask
We hear and read the phrase “sexual assault” often, but how do we define it? Below, we’ve answered 10
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Giving Male Sexual Assault Survivors a Voice
Researchers estimate that one in six men have been sexually assaulted or abused before age 18. So we were gratified
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Eight Holiday Tips from a Domestic Violence Survivor
Before there was The Brady Bunch or 19 Kids and Counting, there was Yours, Mine, and Ours. The 1968 movie
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Let’s Focus on Respecting Survivors
One in two women and one in five men have experienced sexual violence in their lives. In the current journalistic
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Why They Weren't Believed
America’s Dad is having a very bad week. A few days ago, Barbara Bowman wrote a personal essay in
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Abusive Relationships Can Affect Your Long-Term Health
One in three women experience violence from their partners in a lifetime. And the pain spreads far deeper and longer
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Domestic Violence Through a Child’s Eyes
Andrea is a happily married thirty-something mom of two young kids with a job she loves. But when she was