Hey y'all! We'll be livetweeting this season of ABC's The Bachelor, sharing live-video discussions on Facebook (@safepassagedvsa), and blogging our conversations here. If you're not familiar with the premise of Bachelor Nation, here's a quick rundown: One guy (or woman, ...
Did you hear our Perspective this morning on WNIJ? If you're not a radio listener, check it out at this LINK. Outgoing Kentucky governor Matt Bevin is using his final days in office to make a powerful statement. On Nov. 22, ...
Content Warning: discussion of sexual abuse, sexual predators, and the legal system. No descriptions of sexual acts. . . . . . As one of his final acts as Governor of Kentucky, Matt Bevin has taken it upon himself to pardon a convicted child abuser. (LINK) ...
Melissa McGraw, Director of Counseling Services at Safe Passage What is Human Trafficking? In June several domestic violence staff attended a training on human trafficking in Springfield. Domestic violence and rape crisis centers are seeing more and more victims of human trafficking ...
It has been three years since the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Our staff have been working the last few days to plan a Pride event and it hits home that LGBTQIA+ rights have come so far but ...
Content Warning: discussion of domestic violence and murder . . . . . A DeKalb County man recently returned to the area fleeing California after allegedly shooting another man to death. (Links to local reporting on the crime HERE and HERE). Mark Sypien had a host ...
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. How many of us would recognize the signs of stalking or feel confident that we'd know what to do? Do we think of stalking as a "James Bond-style" incident? A stranger in an unmarked ...
"For so long, I've been hurt by other people. For so long, I've felt stuck, like there's no way out. For so long, I didn't have a voice of my own. Dropping everything and coming to Safe Passage, I found ...
