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A different way to view sexual assault. You can help create better awareness by focusing on the assault part and help heal the sexual by ending the stigma. Here’s an analogy that might help: I use my brain for thinking, but if someone were to bash my brain, harm, abuse it, or make it bleed,…

Starting Point recently participated in the Mt Washington Valley Chamber’s Business Expo to highlight the devasting cost of domestic and sexual violence to victims and employers. Last year, survivors lost 8 million days of paid labor due to interpersonal violence from abuse, rape, stalking, and human trafficking. This amounts to more than 32,000 full-time jobs…

Starting Point provides services for victims of domestic and sexual violence. The agency’s outreach model is one of intention and impact. When there is a specific need, the agency endorses a focused intention, such as providing guidance for managing trauma, as they did Monday, Dec 5, at the Whitney Center in Jackson after a tragic…

Domestic Violence never takes time off for the holidays. People often ask if there is an increase in domestic violence during the holidays. The data on this is limited because it is often based on call volume to crisis centers between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day rather than the actual occurrence of the incident. Starting…