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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,...

By: Mikayla Onken, Outreach Services Advocate "Hi, My name is Mikayla and I am the services advocate here at Family Advocates. I work in...

Family Advocates' Services By: Melissa Duve, Shelter Services Director Hi My Name is Melissa and I am the shelter Services Director here...

By: Kendra Kaul, Sexual Assault Outreach Advocate I am Kendra Kaul, a sexual assault outreach advocate. The majority of my work focuses...

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

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..

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

Helping a person feel safe in a time they don't and can't imagine being safe is the important work advocates can do with their clients.

Research conducted over the past 30 years has consistently demonstrated that being victimized by an intimate partner increases one's risk fo

Rejecting or overcoming stigmas is one of the keys for...

Wrap around the Capitol is something I look forward to each year..

Domestic Violence - Homicide Prevention Strategy Associate Director, Laura Hermsen Community Relations Director, Melissa Palfrey The...

The abused exhibit behaviors that they know will get an abusive response to make sure that ...