Young, Smart, Privileged…and Suicidal June 22, 2018, St. Louis, MO Words by Rachael Krajewski The Netflix show 13 Reasons Why recently debuted its second season, shining the public spotlight on teen suicide. The show does a lot of things. Not…
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My Journey to Become a Blogger at Safe Connections
Feb. 13, 2018, St. Louis, MO—This is my first blog post at Safe Connections. The plan is to contribute content regularly, so I’d like to introduce myself in the hopes that you might feel some connection with me and decide…
Thirty Years of Domestic Violence Awareness
It’s October – a time for beautiful weather, sweaters, and pumpkin spice lattes. However, this October marks the thirty year anniversary of the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month. So put on your purple awareness ribbons, grab your latte, and get…
Climb for the Kids–To the Top of Pike’s Peak
Abuse Survivor Takes on a Colorado Mountain Marathon for Safe Connections
Karolina is a healthy, happy 26-year-old student of psychology. She is a running enthusiast who greatly enjoys spending time with her extended family…
Kara’s Story: Starting Over After Sexual Assault
“Safe Connections saved my life. It restarted me. I tell everyone about Safe Connections.” After a night out, Kara woke up with no recollection of what happened to her the evening before. She remembered being at a bar before it…
Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence
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…
Provide Hope and Healing for the Holidays. Donate Today.
Your generosity is so important. Your gift provides callers to our 24-hour Crisis Helpline with an escape to safety. Your gift teaches teens to have safe, healthy relationships. Your gift helps survivors of abuse and rape rebuild their lives. Survivors…
Voices
On Wednesday, November 4, more than 375 people attended our 10th Annual Voices Ending Violence Dinner. Our featured speaker was former client Cari Hill, who touched the crowd with her powerful story at our Together Brunch in April. Cari was introduced by another…
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…