For Chantel, domestic violence became a pattern. She ended her eight-year marriage because she knew couldn’t live with her husband’s physically violent outbursts anymore. She had tried to encourage him to seek help for his post-traumatic stress disorder after he…
Category: Understanding the Issues
General information on all aspects of abuse.
Q&A with Robin McNabb of The Green Goose
The Green Goose Resale and Consignment shop has been a long-time business partner to Safe Connections, thanks to owner Robin McNabb’s sense of dedication to the surrounding community and our organization. As Robin prepares to open a second Green Goose location…
An Open Letter to the Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor
We hope you’ve had a chance to read the 12-page letter that one survivor wrote and read to the man who sexually assaulted her. With over 11 million shares, her letter quickly went viral and is helping people engage in tough conversations about rape…
Legislative Update: Domestic and Sexual Violence in Missouri Law
The domestic and sexual violence movement had some big wins in the latest legislative session, held from January 6- May 13, thanks to MCADSV’s advocacy. Ten bills were passed by the Missouri General Assembly that addressed issues involving domestic and sexual…
NFL Says No More Domestic Violence
Football, friends, junk food and funny commerials are all things that come to mind when you think about NFL’s Super Bowl Sunday. Right? However, in recent years the NFL has tried to bring a deeper meaning to America’s biggest sporting…
Astrid’s Story
“You aren’t as stuck as you think you are.” Astrid, a mother of five beautiful daughters, needed help. Her husband had a violent temper which he unleashed in unpredictable outbursts. His skills and connections honed through service in the military…
Create a Safety Plan to Stay Safe in an Abusive Relationship
In our work at Safe Connections, we talk a lot about safety planning because it is useful when exiting an unsafe situation and vital when staying. To people who are unfamiliar with the dynamics of domestic violence, the concept of…
Introducing Connections: Adult Group Therapy to Help You Overcome Shame
Shame is an extremely human, primitive emotion that everyone has experienced. It’s an intensely painful feeling that we are unworthy of love and belonging. Talking about what makes us feel shameful is difficult to do, especially when you feel like others…
Small Voice
Everyone here on staff was touched by this man’s note, so we wanted to share it. We found the note in one of the donation envelopes we collected at our Voices Ending Violence event. Please donate in his honor if…