World Awareness Prayer Day!
Hosted by Dr Due, May 15, 2012 12:00 Noon MST
Call in to speak with the host: (347) 202-0880
Let’s set aside May 15, 2012 for World Awareness Prayer Day for victims of Incest, Rape, Molestation and Child Sexual.
I invite you to join us for one hour of prayer 12 Noon MST to acknowledge this day; feel free to call in and pray or share a special thought!
There is nothing worse than being sexually assaulted and violated by a violent predator and for those who have been victimized by rape or sexual assault the last thing they need to fear is incarceration. Yet in Sacramento, California that is exactly what the District Attorney opted to do in order to ensure one 17 year old rape victims testimony in the name of public safety.
The fact that the district attorney’s office in Sacramento, California has been compelled to secure testimony in this manner is proof that the crime victim resource system is broken.
Perhaps, if the existing funded resources that are in place that serve rape and sexual assault victims today offered more than hotlines and referrals as a response to victims pleas for help this situation would not be taking place today.
Crime victim resources need to step up and take some blame for the fact that this is happening, since their lobbyists, paid advocates and paid executives should have had better relationships with DA Scully and her staff in Sacramento to prevent this from ever happening in the first place.
I know that there are definitely other options and better ways to handle this, but without pressure from our state and local paid advocates and executive directors who lead the rape crisis centers in the area, DA Scully and her staff had no pressure to find another solution. Alexis Moore founder Survivors In Action
There were other options. They are many domestic violence shelters in the area, foster homes, witness protection programs, local law enforcement safe house’s home detention even, yet these options were not selected instead jail was? What message are we sending to violent rapists? Worse yet, what message are we sending to victims of rape, sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking? The message is clear and it is a chilling one.
Survivors In Action has consulted with rape and sexual assault victims from across the nation, and there is a common thread that the victims share besides the trauma of being sexual assaulted and that is the fact that victims continue to feel abandoned by the system and the resources stating that the hotlines and auto-pilot referrals in place offered by law enforcement, counselors, medical professionals and others is a far cry from the support that they need.
Rather than treating victims like criminals perhaps, the funded resources and victim service provider’s in our nation today need to step up and take action steps to ensure victims needs are met, starting by making sure incidents like this are never repeated again.
“no victim left behind”
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80% of the Homeless are Survivors of Domestic Violence
Posted by Anne Caroline Drake on March 3, 2012
I live in one of the most affluent counties in the U.S. The lights are on at the local domestic violence shelter, but nobody’s home. So, I shouldn’t have been surprised to hear at a Thursday morning breakfast meeting on homelessness that 80% of the homeless in our county are survivors of domestic violence.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss pioneering ideas on linking employment and housing resources. Since 80% of the homeless are DV survivors, I was shocked to hear that the jobs being created by the agency serving these women were in traditionally male careers: construction and landscaping.
National Statistics on Homelessness and DV
Futures without Violence (formerly the Family Violence Prevention Fund) has compiled statistics linking domestic violence and homelessness.
39% of cities reported that in 2007 domestic violence was the primary reason families with children became homeless (pages 11-12; chart 2.1). In 2008, they reported that 48% of homelessness was caused by domestic violence and family disputes (page 19; chart 2.7).
Half of homeless women and children have experienced violence, and 92% of homeless mothers experienced severe physical or sexual assault.
The National Network to End Domestic Violence reported that on September 15, 2011 domestic violence was the reason 67,399 adults and children needed to find a safe place to live. (Click on the link to the press release to access the data from the 2011 Domestic Violence Counts report.)
Whitney Houston, Don Cornelius and Etta James!
I believe God is giving us a wake-up call to know that when it is time, it is time. We don’t know the time, but He does. And when it is time we must go. No matter what our gift or assignment He alone knows the time.
With all the distraction of life that pulls us in so many places at the same time it is amazing that we remain sane. Life is filled with multiple challenges that cause us to question if we are in the right place at the right time. Yes we are!
We have the ability at this moment to examine our self and ensure that we are doing what we are suppose to be doing, living like we are suppose to be living and loving they way that pleases Him. What awesome choices we have to either do it our way or His.
You will remember where you were the moment you heard the news! That same news will occur for you and me if God prohibits Jesus from coming soon to catch us away from this life. Our assignment is to do the very best we can with what we have and serve Him until that moment.
Dr Due
2/12/2012
The effects of child incest are devastating and profound. Most victims of child incest suffer from guilt, shame and post traumatic stress disorder which can trigger thoughts and feelings that transport the victim back to the abuse even later on in life. Although there are no hard statistics for how often child incest occurs (the shroud of secrecy means that most cases go unreported), it is known that 75 per cent of incest cases take place between fathers and daughters or step-daughters. When this happens, the mother is usually living in the home and aware of what’s going on, at least on some level, even though she may deny it.
This website summarizes some of the common features of descriptions of the behavior of sociopaths.
Posted: 02/01/2012 10:11:01 AM MST
Robert Kirchhoff, a 54-year-old Resurrection Fellowship church volunteer, has been arrested and jailed in connection with a sex offense against a girl under 18.
Loveland police issued the warrant for Robert Kirchhoff’s arrest on Tuesday, charging him with sexual assault on a child and sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust.
Kirchhoff was taken to Larimer County jail where he is being held in lieu of a $100,000 bond. He is a Loveland resident and has been a children’s group volunteer at the church.
Police said the assault occurred at an earlier date and time in a Loveland residence, and that no information indicates the alleged crimes occurred at Ressurection Fellowship.
Anyone with information about the suspect or the case should call Detective Brandon Johnson on the investigations tip line, 962-2032.
INTERVIEW: Black Authors Network Show with Ella Curry of Dr Due
Hello New BAN Radio Guest!
I’m contacting you today to invite you to meet with the BAN Radio guests and bookclubs on the air. We are celebrating the best books, authors, bookclubs and community leaders in 2012! You are one of those shining stars! During the live interview you can read from your book, invite your network to call in to speak with you and even hold contests on the show. We have the BAN Radio Show syndicated across the Internet, so your message will be shared with thousands!
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