Archive for June, 2011

Stalking

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

Physical stalking is following someone, appearing at a person’s home or place of business, making harassing phone calls, leaving written messages or objects, or vandalizing one’s property.  Cyberstalking involves using the internet or other electronic means toharass..  
 

U.S. crime statistics show that 1 in 12 women will be stalked in their lifetime, as will 1 in 45 men. The landmark “Stalking in America” study determined that about 1,000,000 women and 400,000 men are stalked each year. Stalking abuse initially consists of psychological violence and often escalates and culminates in physical violence.    Read more…   Stalking for Website

 

 

Cyberbullying

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Cyberbullying is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones.  Cyberbullying must have a minor on both sides of the interaction. 

Examples are:
~~ “I hate you.  Everyone else hates you.  You should die.”
~~”Fat and Ugly! See pictures of the ugliest kid at school.”
~~”Vote for the uglist kid by clicking here.”

Read more in our GET INFORMED, GET INVOLVED Newsletters                    SAVE-Parents_vol 1 Cyberbullying
SAVE-Teen_vol 1 Identity Safety, Cyberbyllying

Newsletters

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

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To read about topics regarding violence and abuse, please click on the newsetters below.

Consent Newsletter  Consent newsletter.2012

April SAVE4 Newsletter  http://conta.cc/Hnhfk4

Walk For Justice  http://conta.cc/HSydoj

Text BELIVE to 94253  http://conta.cc/HBnFyC

March, April, 2012 Newsletter http://conta.cc/HXs4dE

Winter, 2012 Newsletter http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs045/1104002974692/archive/1107889406197.html

October,2011 Newsletter  http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs045/1104002974692/archive/1107153464666.html

SAVE-Parents_vol 1 Cyberbullying      SAVE-Teen_vol 1 Identity Safety, Cyberbyllying

SAVE-Teen_vol 1 Identity Safety, Cyberbyllying      SAVE-Teen_vol 2 Sexting

Crime Victim Rights inSight FINAL     Dating Violence inSight–FINAL      Stalking inSight–FINAL

Agency Newsletter – October, 2010

Agency Newsletter – April, 2010

Volunteer Newsletter – May, 2010