Cruz Radio Interview about Domestic Violence

Let's End Violence Together...Let's Rally for Domestic Violence

So excited about the new shirts for the Domestic Violence Rally at the Washington DC Capitol. We will be marching from the Capitol to Martin Luther King Memorial- October.1st, 2019 from 9:30am - 1:30pm. Check out our website to get more information and to RSVP. But please don't forget to find your individual states and get connected for your state VIGILS and march on Facebook. 
The original group is = Domestic Violence Rally 2019 group, but each state has there own group and their own opportunities for volunteering, vigil, and march sites. There is also a Domestic Violence Rally 2019 Page for you to join and become part of a great movement in your area. 

If you are looking for your state, please type it in as :
YOUR STATE  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RALLY 2019 GROUP
**EXAMPLE**

Tennessee Domestic Violence Rally 2019 Group

Once you get connected to your own group, you will know all about the group's information and its vigils. This will give you great announcements to all things going on within your group and your state. In addition, you will make great relationships about the issues of Domestic Violence and can understand these particular issues going on in your state.  You will have an opportunity to meet your Director's and get first-hand feedback about the march, conferences and special events in your area. 
We hope you will stop by and visit us at www.domesticviolencerally2019.com and get to know our site and each vigil march more. 
Only together can we stop DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
#passallDVlaws #EndDVEndHate #DVRally2019 #Brittanyslaw

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April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

www.mentalhealthamerica.net
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WHAT IS SEXUAL ASSAULT?
Sexual assault refers to sexual behavior that occurs without the clear consent of the victim. According to the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN), this includes:

* Attempted rape;
* Fondling or unwanted sexual touching;
* Forcing a victim to perform sexual acts, such as oral sex or penetrating the perpetrator's body; and
* Penetration of the victim's body (rape)

It's important to note that force does not just mean physical force, but includes manipulation, coercion, threats, and situations where a person is unable to give consent.
♢ Sexual violence is never the victim's fault.

How common is sexual assault?
☆1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men report experiencing an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.

How does sexual assault impact mental health?
Sexual assault can have a variety of short- and long-term effects on a victim's mental health. Many survivors report flashbacks of their assault, and feelings of shame, isolation, shock, confusion, and guilt. People who were victims of rape or sexual assault are at an increased risk for developing:
• Depression
• PTSD
• Substance Use Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Anxiety
Having a previous history of being a victim and negative reactions from family, friends, and professionals worsen the impact of sexual violence on mental health.
Because sexual trauma can have such a serious impact on mental health, it's important that services and supports consider and address the trauma that many individuals have experienced.
If you have concerns about your mental health, take a mental health screen.
Other Resources on Sexual Assault:

●Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN)
https://www.rainn.org/
24/7 Hotline: 800-656-4673
●National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
http://www.nsvrc.org/
●End Rape on Campus
http://endrapeoncampus.org/
For support: 424-777-3762

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, STALKING IS A CRIME!

STALKING

So today we are going to talk about the act of stalking, not talked about very often but is beginning to be a very well known subject in the U.S. And the CDC and other groups have taken the steps to investigate and find out the amounts of deaths and injuries among teens.
These acts go hand in hand with sexual abuse or sexual assault, dating violence and teen dating violence.
It is important for you to understand that sometimes stalking plays such a large role in most of these assaults. Many people do not know that there are  Federal and State laws that can protect a person in these unfortunate situations.

The "SAFE HORIZON website" states, that according to the U.S. Department of Justice, stalking is defined as "a pattern of repeated and unwanted attention, harassment, contact, or any other course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear." Stalking behavior can include

• Harassing a victim through the Internet, including email, social networking sites, and other sites
• Damaging or threatening to damage a victim's property
• Making direct or indirect threats to harm the victim or the victim's children and family, friends, pets, and even co-workers
• Following or laying in wait for a victim at places victims tend to frequently visit, including home, school, or work
• Repeated, unwanted, intrusive, and frightening communications, by phone, mail, and/or email

Stalking may also involve or be defined as:

• Harassing or threatening tactics used by a perpetrator that is both unwanted and causes fear in the victim.
• Behavior ranges from overtly aggressive threats and actions, to repeated phone calls, letters, emails, texts or violent approaches.
• There are anti-stalking laws in place, both federal and state, designed to protect victims of stalkers

There are other acts that also can be related to stalking, for example:

• Controlling behavior
• Not letting you hang out with your friends
• Calling, texting or emailing you frequently to find out where you are, who you're with, and what you're doing
• Telling you what to wear
• Having to be with you all the time
• Unwanted Jealousy over friendships and escalation of anger and violence

In February of this year 2012 a young woman age 20 who was a well known lacrosse player was in her college in Harrisonburg, VA was injured and died at the hand of a young man who was stalking her and then decided to injure and kill her.

Over 90% of female homicide victims are killed by someone they know, and 76% of these victims were stalked before their deaths. 

From 2009 to 2012, 40% of mass shootings started with the shooter targeting his girlfriend, wife or ex-wife.  There are about 3.4 million women and men who are stalking victims per year.

 More than 50% are 30 years of age and younger.

Women are more likely to stalked than raped. 

Believe it or not about 10% of victims are stalked by a stranger. 

Many victims who are stalked have these personal items damaged, their lives threatened and their families or animals harmed as well.

 The statistics in the US Department of Justice by Katrina Baum, Ph.D., Shannan Catalano, Ph.D., and Michael Rand and Kristina Rose state that during a 12-month period an estimated 14 in every 1,000 persons age 18 or older were victims of stalking. About half (46%) of stalking victims experienced at least one unwanted contact per week, and 11% of victims said they had been stalked for 5 years or more. Nearly 3 in 4 stalking victims knew their offender in some capacity.

The federal government, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories have enacted laws making stalking a criminal act, although the elements defining the act of stalking differ across states. The USDOJ.gov states that:

 Stalking laws

While the federal government, all 50 states, the District 

of Columbia, and U.S. Territories have enacted 

criminal laws to address stalking, the legal definition 

for stalking varies across jurisdictions. State laws vary 

regarding the element of victim fear and emotional 

distress, as well as the requisite intent of the stalker. 

Some state laws specify that the victim must have 

been frightened by the stalking, while others require 

only that the stalking behavior would have caused a 

reasonable person to experience fear. In addition 

states vary regarding what level of fear is required. 

Some state laws require prosecutors to establish fear 

of death or serious bodily harm, while others require 

only that prosecutors establish that the victim suffered 

emotional distress. Interstate stalking is defined by 

federal law 18 U.S.C. § 2261A.

 If you feel like someone is threatening you or you feel in danger or have a feeling someone else is in danger please contact 911 immediately. You can also contact:

Crime Victims Hotline 866.689.HELP (4357)

  For more information on the Bureau of Justice Statistics please visit: http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/stalking-victimization.pdf 

Remember according to God's word the Lord disapproves of anyone spying, stalking or meddling in anyone's affairs. Someone once said there is a huge difference between spying out the land and spying on someone's freedoms. 

• But because of the false brothers brought in quietly, who sneaked in to spy upon our freedom which we have in union with Christ Jesus, that they might completely enslave us— to these we did not yield by way of submission, no, not for an hour, in order that the truth of the good news might continue with you. (Galatians 2:4,5)
•   There are six things that Jehovah does hate; yes, seven are things detestable to his soul: lofty eyes, a false tongue, and hands that are shedding innocent blood, a heart fabricating hurtful schemes, feet that are in a hurry to run to badness, a false witness that launches forth lies, and anyone sending forth contentions among brothers.(Proverbs 6: 16-19)

When you have knowledge you can conquer anything...

Well everyone it was an exciting first day but let's keep the momentum going. We are going to talk about some issues and also some definitions in relation to violence.

As defined by many groups and the CDC the defined act of violence is:

Any violence that can be physical, sexual, emotional, mental, verbal or even stalking. 

Violence can have many outputs; some short examples are:

• Harmful behavior that starts early and continues into adulthood. Intentional use of force whether threatened or real, against person, group or community that can result in: injuries, deaths, psychological harm or deprivation by persons between ages of 10-24.
• As physical, verbal, and emotional or mental cruelty.
• The person can be either witness, the offender or the victim.
• Some violent acts result in: slapping, hurting, hitting, bullying. Some even have taken so far as to rob and assault (with or without a weapon)

In short many of these incidents can result into: anxiety, depression, injuries, long lasting disabilities and even suicide.

THESE ARE THE FORM OF VIOLENCE WE WILL DISCUSS IN LATER BLOGS:

• Physical Abuse 
• Sexual Abuse
• Emotional Abuse
• Psychological / Mental Abuse
• Stalking
• Verbal Abuse
• Bullying
• Cyder-Bullying

 WE WILL GO OVER EACH OF THESE EACH DAY.

I would love to hear any remarks, comments or if you need to share your story to be a help to someone else please comment. If you are in need of help please comment as well or call 1800 FYI CALL or the RUNAWAY HOTLINE at1-800-RUNAWAY(1-800-786-2929) 

Blog Beacon to show awareness of Bullying

This Blog is a beacon to all those who love the Lord but feel helpless in the controversy of the Bullying topic. This site is here to help, encourage and support those who are looking for direction on how to handle a bullying situation. This site is not only tailored for teens and kids but we encourage all parents to please participate. We encourage words of encouragement and hope that by being here you will not feel alone. When we understand the impact this has on society and family units as a whole we as Christians can educate ourselves to be able to confront this issue with the will of the Father.

We as parents are here to impart knowledge (whether we have faced this issue ourselves in the past as teens and kids or maybe we ourselves were the aggressor and repented of those things that manifested within us that was not of love and was not the purpose of Father God).
As teens and kids this site is here as a safe haven. To listen, to learn and impart also your wisdom of how you are dealing or have dealt with any situation.

This site will provide many links to different organizations that will assist and also with different resources for you and your family to aid in the knowledge of this issue. Remember the word says:
Ecclesiates 7:12 "For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it."

We ask that we walk in the the love of the Lord while entering this site. That we treat each other with respect, whether we agree with what they have to say or not and again treating this as a safe haven for all. A place of agreement is a place of power. We should strive to show love and walk as Jesus walked and speak as Jesus spoke.

Please enjoy the site and love to be able to hear from everyone.