June is LGBTQ Pride Month. Albion Fellows Bacon Center reaffirms our continued advocacy and support for ALL individuals who have or are experiencing sexual or domestic violence. Sexual and domestic violence can occur in a variety of relationships and can happen to anyone. Members of the LGBTQ community can experience a disproportionate rate of […]
Sexual Violence
Four Celebrities Affected by Abuse
On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner, while one person is sexually assaulted every 92 seconds. Intimate partner rape, physical assault, and stalking alone exceed $5.8 billion in cost each year with the CDC estimating nearly $4.1 billion of which is direct medical and mental health care services. […]
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
With April serving as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we’re here to help you understand what sexual assault is, who is at risk, warning signs, and how we are here for you. What is sexual assault? While sexual assault may take many forms, it is never anyone but the abusers fault. Per the Rape, Abuse & Incest […]
Talking to Your Children About Sexual Assault
Starting the conversation around sexual assault with your child can be easy when combined with early development experiences and on-going conversations. Conversations Matter Conversations worth having may not always be easy, but they are worth it. Per RAINN, child protective services substantiates or finds evidence for a claim of child sexual abuse every 9 minutes. Of those […]
Shifting Conversations From Victim-Blaming to Social Change
With past seasons of 20/20 out there to watch on Hulu, some tragic reminders exist to remind us that we are responsible for the ways in which we talk about domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual harassment, human trafficking, and stalking. Specifically, two episodes throughout season 40 address the sexual abuse and kidnapping of two seemingly […]