Tag Archives: sexual assault

Winter Storm Uri & How to Support DCFOF Clients  Winter Storm Uri has altered the lives of so many within our community and has largely affected survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The financial impact of not being able to ...

Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and the Trans Community Beyond Pride Month By: TH Housing Navigator, Victoria Schofield As we continue our series regarding serving the LGBTQ community, this blog post focuses on gender identity and express...

Reproductive Coercion  Many times, when we talk about domestic violence and sexual assault we hear about verbal, emotional, and physical abuse. When sexual abuse is discussed it is usually attributed to rape or sexual assault. Earlier this ...

As Sexual Assault Awareness Month comes to a close, it’s important to reflect on the ways in which the occurrence of sexual assault is perpetuated by our everyday attitudes and actions, as well as by the longstanding sociocultural systems we exist w...

Know the Warning Signs  April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. According to TAASA (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault), Sexual Assault is best understood as a broader continuum of unwanted non-mutual sexual actions that range from subtle t...

Intern Blog by Nadia Rosales     In celebrating Black History Month, it is important to recognize the ways in which intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual assault (SA) uniquely affect the Black community. As we know, intimate partner violenc...