GiveSTLday was a resounding success for Safe Connections and the St. Louis region. Fifty (50!) supporters chose to make gifts to us totaling $5,000. Totals: The entire region donated a grand total of $1,108,815 through 13,407 gifts for 780 local…
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Be Part of #GiveLocalAmerica
Mark your calendar for Tuesday, May 6, our region’s first Give STL Day. Safe Connections is thrilled to be part of our region’s first-ever, community-wide 24-hour online giving initiative. Based on the fact that “we’re better together” the Greater Saint Louis…
Together! Engaging Women/Empowering Girls Post-Event Wrap Up
Together! was a huge success raising funds and awareness to end domestic and sexual violence. With nearly 500 guests in attendance on Saturday, April 12, at The Ritz-Carlton, this seventh annual event was a day to remember with inspirational remarks…
One Billion Rising 2014
We want to thank everyone who came out yesterday to dance as part of One Billion Rising. It was so uplifting! We rose and danced for justice on behalf of the more than one billion women and girls who are beaten…
Safe Connections Congratulates Shanti Parikh
Congratulations to Safe Connections supporter Shanti Parikh on being featured in the St. Louis Business Journal’s “7 Women to Watch” cover story. Planned Parenthood of St. Louis CEO Paula Gianiao is retiring and as board chair, Shanti is in charge…
Every Little Girl Wants…
To Be Like Mommy Ouch. A quick yet poignant look (only 43 seconds) at how a little girl is hurt when her mom gets hurt. Thanks to The Huffington Post and reporter Eleanor Goldberg for sharing this powerful PSA released by a…
Local and Online Resources for Adolescents
Helplines / Hotlines Safe Connections 24-Hour Helpline – 314.531.2003 Youth In Need 24 Hour Help Line – 636.946.3771 National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline – 888.331.9474 Kids Under Twenty One (KUTO) – 314.644.5886 Child Abuse Hotline – 800.392.3738 St. Louis Regional…
Wedding Vows and Domestic Violence
A former Safe Connections Crisis Helpline volunteer recounted that while at work at the photo counter of a local retailer, a young woman approached to pick up her new wedding pictures. The young woman’s face was marked by dark bruises,…
Teen Dating by the Numbers
Approximately 1 in 5 high school girls reports being abused by a boyfriend. – Silverman, J. G., Raj, A., Mucci, L. A., & Hathaway, J. E. (2001). Dating violence against adolescent girls and associated substance use, unhealthy weight control, sexual risk…