Sentences with phrase «helping abused women»

The funds raised will be directed to Alpha House Project, a Winnipeg second stage shelter helping abused women and their children.

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Lib Dem equalities spokesman Lynne Featherstone said more needed to be done to help abused women with insecure immigration status.

H.R. 909 expands the number of domestic abuse shelters that can accept pets, in order to help abused women escape domestic violence.

«This Juried Art Show is a unique way to honor people's artistic talents and passions in a way that creates funds to help abused women and children right here on the East End,» said Director of Philanthropy of The Retreat, Hope Kramer.

It's truly inspiring to see what they have done to help abused women and children in their community.»

Interim Place provides shelter, support, counselling and advocacy to help abused women and their children break the cycle of abuse.

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McDougal also says that the women who have come forward to report abuse by powerful men helped inspire her to talk about her situation, to the extent that she has.

«The inaccessibility of the legal system results in women staying in situations that are unhealthy and sometimes dangerous, while women fleeing abuse without legal help are often re-victimized by their abuser and by the court system.»

Blankenship, a devout Christian who once struggled with sexual abuse, says his own ordeal has helped him to treat and «graduate» nearly 500 Christian men and women with similar addictions in the last five years.

When a woman begins to tell a story of abuse, she is reaching out for help and healing.

Hagar helps women and children recovering from horrific abuse and human trafficking in Cambodia, Afghanistan and Vietnam.

After all, Piper has said in the past that a woman in an abusive relationship should «endure verbal abuse for a season» and «perhaps being smacked one night,» before seeking help — not from authorities, but from her (male - led) church.

We can support and build up women like Hillary McFarland of Quivering Daughters, who has devoted her talents and passions to helping women heal from emotional and spiritual abuse within authoritarian families.

How women, abused by their husbands or neglected because of affairs, would try to go to the pastors for counseling, for advice, for help.

This unique recovery program has proven to help America's returning service men and women with substance abuse problems by creating a structured recovery environment.

Much of her clinical management in the perinatal period has focused on the following: 1) women with a history of childhood sexual abuse and its effects on childbearing; 2) methods to alleviate clinical symptoms of pregnancy such as premature labor, hyperemesis gravidarum, bleeding; and the psychological issues of anxiety and depression; 3) attachment disorders; 4) helping women through events of traumatic birth and loss; 5) postpartum mood disorders; and 6) methods of pain relief in labor with self - hypnosis.

It is beyond reprehensible that some women have such strong addictions to controlled substances, that they are unable to seek help and stop their substance abuse.

Survivor Beth McCabe said she hopes the awareness created by the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment of women will help spur senators on the fence to realize that childhood sexual abuse victims need justice, too.

Survivor Beth McCabe says she hopes the awareness created by the #MeToo movement and sexual harassment of women will help spur senators on the fence to realize that childhood sexual abuse victims need justice, too.

NEW YORK (AP)-- In newly released documents, federal prosecutors say former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver abused his power to help two women, including a lobbyist, with whom he had extramarital affairs.

Women who have claimed sexual abuse at the hands of Harvey Weinstein say they feel betrayed in the wake of revelations that former New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a chief advocate of the effort to help victims of the disgraced movie mogul, has been accused of assualting former girlfriends.

Federal prosecutors alleged that the ex-assembly speaker abused his power by helping women he had relationships with

Former Cohoes police Officer Gary Ethier responded to multiple calls for help from a woman who accused Mayor Shawn Morse of abuse in the 1990s.

The row comes as domestic violence charity Women's Aid warned that over half the services helping victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence could face closure due to government cuts.

Among the policies announced this morning included rules on online trolling and abuse and a plea for government - funded childcare to be provided for all children at nine months old to help women keep their careers on track.

Most of the time the «why is it bad» for the «burka» (which I think is the wrong name) is that is helps to foster oppression and abuse in Muslim women.

Slaughter was a co-author of the Violence Against Women Act, a landmark 1994 law aimed at preventing domestic abuse and helping its victims.

Last month, prosecutors, in a written submission to the judge, offered what they said was additional evidence of the ways Mr. Silver had abused his office «for personal benefit,» by helping two women with whom he had conducted extramarital affairs.

«I therefore charge the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development to liaise with other agencies to work out appropriate programmes including actions and measures that would help in fighting the scourge of Child Abuse, Child Abduction, Child Labour and Child Trafficking, among others.»

Sex harassment app helps women map abuse The creators of an app that draws maps of sexual harassment in Bangladesh hope it will make women feel safer and improve their political engagement

«When women learn that their bodies are more capable than our culture has given them credit for and learn the tactics that can help them get out of a dangerous situation, they not only stand a good chance of thwarting the attack, but they send a message to others that women are not objects for men's abuse.»

A woman might lack desire for a host of nonmedical reasons: because she's been sexually abused, or has been taught that sex is dirty, or because she's not that attracted to her partner, or she's angry at him, or she's just too tired because she's a full - time worker and full - time mom, getting no help with the housework.

For this person to take a completely valid, evidence - based and extremely beneficial treatment technique, and contort it into being an avenue for abuse was unfathomable to those of us who have dedicated our careers to helping men and women with pelvic floor problems.

I AM A ONE WOMAN MAN - WHO HAS THE PASSION AS A MINISTER TO SERVE IN THE OUTREACH COMMUNITY - HELPING THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RE-ENTRY AND HOMELESSNESS ISSUES.

Ms. Alexander is the founder of a 501C - 3 Non-Profit Charity that supports and works with various organizations to help educate and prevent abuse against women, children and animals.

The eSafetyWomen resources aim to help women manage technology risks and abuse by giving women the tools they need to be confident when online.

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The unique challenges for women of color dealing with sexual harassment and abuse to receive the same kind of attention or help will a constant issue the Hollywood and industry reckoning has had to deal with, despite the fact that women of color have been advocating for survivors long before (Gabrielle Union, Thandie Newton, Anita Hill, the list goes on).

Aside from helping to clarify why some viewers revel in downbeat and sometimes downright disturbing movies like The Woman, the sentiment also speaks to why many contemporary filmmakers» own fears and paranoia — about the end of civilization, or indie cinema — increasingly inspire dark, depressing works emphasizing domestic abuse, apocalyptic angst, religious opposition, the after - effects of war, suffering, and death.

These narrative films ``... would help to break ground in Hollywood in terms of funding women storytellers and women who were directing the films...» The 2018 Sundance Film Festival will premiere three Gamechanger films: The Tale, a story about sexual abuse written and directed by Jennifer Fox; Nancy, a dramatic story blurring the lines of fact and fiction written and directed by Christina Choe; and The Long Dumb Road, a road trip movie filled with detours and bumps along the way, written and directed by Hannah Fidell.

The first interview I conducted was with a woman who, with the help of a housing counselor, used her MTO voucher to move herself and her daughter out of the tangle of her substance - abusing family and the threats of public housing and into a peaceful, more integrated, and opportunity - rich area in Northeast Baltimore.

This International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (25th November 2016), I want to commend the tireless work our frontline professionals across education, healthcare and the voluntary sector are doing every single day to help protect Britain's young girls from child abuse.

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«There are services like Interval House across the country to help women safely rebuild her life after abuse.»

The proceeds will be directed to a local shelter, Haven House, whose mission is to help women and children move beyond violence and abuse through the provision of safe shelter, education and outreach services.

The South Lake Animal League is looking for a few good men and women to help with its crusade to rescue abused or abandoned animals.

We're proud to support this pilot project led by the Lincoln County Humane Society and we hope it will help women and their pets to feel safe and supported as they seek a safe harbour from abuse,» says David Haworth, DVM, Ph.D. and president of PetSmart Charities of Canada.