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Welcome to Hope House's January-February 2020 Community Education E-bulletin

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month

There are lots of ways you can still get involved for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. The theme this year is #1thing. Each of us can do small things to help make a difference in raising awareness, providing support, and preventing abuse. Join us in wearing orange for #Orange4Love Day on February 11th and spread the message that everyone deserves safe and healthy relationships. Check out the library displays in Portage, Montello, Rio, and Randolph. Look for Hope House's letter to the editor in your local newspaper and for our PSAs on MAX FM 99.7, Wisconsin 106.1, and Magnum stations. For social media graphics, posters, fill-in-the-blank cards, handouts, videos, and more, visit our Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month webpage.
Hope House's February Wish List
Most needed items include:
  • Food: Juices, Frozen Pancakes and Waffles, Individually-Packaged Snacks (large boxes of granola bars, fruit snacks, cookies, chips, etc.)
  • Women's Clothing: New Slippers, Robes, and PJs (all sizes)
  • Household Supplies: New White Washcloths, Gallon Ziploc Bags
  • Cleaning Supplies: Disinfectant Wipes and Spray, Lysol Laundry Sanitizer/Disinfectant, Bleach-Free Toilet Bowl Cleaner, Disposable Latex Gloves
Hope House also accepts used cell phones, smartphones, iPods, and iPads as we send them to a recycling center to later be used as 911 cell phones and receive a cash donation.
Donations can be dropped off at 720 Ash Street in Baraboo. Questions? Please call us at 608-356-9123. Thank you!

Please note that at this time we are not accepting stuffed animals/plush toys, used toys, used books, clothes (except for what's listed above), shoes, TVs, bar soap, furniture, or travel-size bottles of shampoo, conditioner, body wash, or lotion. We encourage those looking to donate travel-size items to donate them to the Backpack Project. The Backpack Project strives to provide Baraboo School District students who are financially challenged to enter the school doors on the first day "just like everyone else" and to show these children the community supports and encourages them to learn and do their best. Becky Hovde is the contact, and she can be reached at 608-963-8230 or Hivebiz65@gmail.com.

Domestic Violence News
  • Can You Cure a Domestic Abuser?: “Results for ACTV are preliminary but promising, especially given the dearth of effective domestic-violence interventions. In a pilot study, published in 2017, men who successfully completed an ACTV program were nearly 50 percent less likely to be rearrested for domestic violence as participants in Iowa’s old program”…Read more
  • NRCDV and NO MORE Launch Verbal Abuse Campaign and Resources: “The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence is proud to announce that we have teamed up with NO MORE to send a clear message: Verbal abuse IS domestic violence…That’s why NRCDV and NO MORE launched the #NOMOREVerbalAbuse campaign and website. The website contains: Information and graphics about verbal abuse; Information on how to recognize healthy vs. unhealthy relationships; The #NOMOREVerbalAbuse Pledge; A toolkit containing shareable resources; Printable #NOMOREVerbalAbuse signage; Verbal abuse survivor stories.

Sexual Assault News
  • Kaul: More needs to be done to combat sex trafficking: “Law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin are not consistently reporting human trafficking cases, leading to incomplete information and is likely undercounting the number of people who are forced into the sex trade, a report released by the state attorney general on Thursday found.”…Read more
  • Sexual Assault Survivors Who Want Restorative Justice Have Limited Options: “She didn’t trust the Baltimore Police Department because of how its officers had treated sexual assault and rape victims in the past, she said. Plus she didn’t think putting Matt in jail would help things. What Katelyn wanted, like so many survivors, was for Matt to know what he did was wrong and never do it to anyone again. So they agreed to seek out a restorative justice process in which they would discuss what happened in a mediated setting to help Katelyn heal. ‘I wanted to know why it happened, and I wanted to not be hurt by it,’ Katelyn said. ‘I wanted no one to be hurt as a result of what happened, including me and including him.’ But after two years of searching, Katelyn and Matt have been unable to start a restorative justice process”…Read more
  • Wisconsin National Guard advised sexual assault victims to sign waiver forms, avoid police: “For the Guard, not involving or notifying law enforcement should be the exception not the rule and should occur only when the victim requests they not be involved, Darpino said. ‘In my opinion, a sexual assault in the National Guard in a state status should go to law enforcement and the Guard should only handle the criminal case after it’s declined by the state,’”…Read more
  • The 'Surviving R. Kelly Part II' Trailer Focuses On The Unflinching Series' Aftermath: “Now, the story continues, as Lifetime released the trailer for Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning on Wednesday, which chronicles the aftermath of the first season, including the federal sex charges that have were leveled against R. Kelly in July…The three-night event will introduce viewers to new stories and details, and will investigate why the alleged victims went unheard for decades”…Read more
  • Pope Francis Ends 'Top Secret' Status For Sex Abuse Cases, Promising Transparency: “‘It is also now time for Pope Francis to mandate that crimes be reported to the police by bishops, religious superiors and others,’ he said, ‘and to make documents and testimony public with the appropriate redactions of victims' names’”…Read more
  • It’s not just passengers being assaulted in Ubers. Drivers are at risk, too.: “More than 3,000 people were sexually assaulted during Uber rides last year. The disturbing numbers, released by the company on Thursday, have many concerned about the safety of using Uber and other rideshare apps — especially since the data came out the same week that 19 women sued Lyft, saying drivers for the company sexually assaulted them. But it’s not just passengers who are being assaulted. According to Uber’s data, 42 percent of those reporting sexual assault were drivers”…Read more

Parents' and Youth Service Providers' Section
  • Train Your Brain to Be Kinder. A new Science of Happiness Video! Boost your kindness by sending kind thoughts to someone you love—and to someone you don't get along with—with a little guidance from these students.
  • Video Games and Online Chats Are ‘Hunting Grounds’ for Sexual Predators: “In many instances, the abusive relationships start in the games themselves. In other cases, adults posing as teenagers move conversations from gaming sites and chat rooms to platforms like Facebook Messenger, Kik and Skype, where they can communicate more privately…After making contact, predators often build on the relationship by sending gifts or gaming currency, such as V-Bucks in Fortnite. Then they begin desensitizing children to sexual terms and imagery before asking them to send naked pictures and videos of their own”…Read more
  • A Colorado high school student wrote a worrisome message on a restroom wall. Classmates are responding with a growing display of support.: “The question read, ‘Is life worth all the B.S.?’ Golden High School English teacher Ashley Ferraro noticed the message in the girls’ bathroom last week. She immediately encouraged her students to respond with their own supportive words written on sticky notes and posted on that bathroom wall. More than 50 notes now surround that desperate question”…Read more​​
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