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New Building and New Location By Melissa Palfrey From October of 2019 to September of 2020, Family Advocates received 393 calls for...

Deborah J. Vagins, President and CEO, National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV). On Friday, June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court...

By: Matt Larson, Family Advocates' Youth Services Director Family Advocates sees a need to expand our reach. Our practice of in-school,...

Sexual assault and child abuse are not comfortable topics for the vast majority of people.

Tristyn Newman, Iowa County Services Coordinator After a long year of social distancing and safety measures, Iowa County Family Advocates...

Hi! Welcome back to my second video of the week. My name is Kira and I’m the youth services advocate for Family Advocates. In this video...

My name is Kira, and I am the Youth Services Advocate for Family Advocates. First, I’d like to tell you a little bit about how I got to...

Hi! If you missed my video from earlier this week, my name is Matt Larson. April is child abuse awareness month. In the reporting of...

Hi, I’m Matt Larson, the youth services Director at Family Advocates. I have been at Family Advocates coming up on three years. I’d like...

By: Melissa Duve, Shelter Services Director and Norma Grinnell, Client Services Advocate A dangerous mix, the holidays, social...

Being isolated with an abuser can and usually will increase abusive incidents and level of force. Here are a few ideas to remain safe.

We access our resilient core daily in ways great and small such as when we lose our keys or cell phone or when our alarm doesn’t go off....

the national crisis has sparked a lot of challenging emotions for teens: anxiety, worry, fear, and depression.

Family Advocates asks that you vote “No” to Marsy’s Law. Many concerns have come from other states that have ratified Marsy’s laws...

when I hear Safe at Home, my thoughts turn to those who might not be “Safe” in their home. Those that are not ready or able to leave..

Over several years, several sex trafficking victims who were sold via this site waged in a legal battle

Engaging communities and providing outreach especially for the under served populations...

Here is a list of some of the apps that I recommend learning about to protect those you care about....

Predators are using online gaming and anonymous apps to recruit victims.

Having a safe place for their body and their mind to heal without fear is important in order to help them focus on their healing journey.