Contributed Article The following article is part four of a four-week series focusing on raising awareness about dating violence. February is Dating Violence Awareness month and we hope to educate our community on this very important issue. One in three young people will experience dating violence i...

The following article is part three of a four-week series focusing on raising awareness about dating violence. February is Dating Violence Awareness month and we hope to educate our community on this very important issue. One in three young people will experience dating violence in their lifetime.  ...

By Melissa G. Rodriguez The following article is part one of a five-week series focusing on raising awareness about domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and we hope to educate our community on this very important issue. One in 3 women will experience domestic violence in t...

By Melissa Rodriguez  I t’s not unusual to hear people say, “if he (or she) REALLY loves you, they want you all to themselves.”  But what starts as a special feeling of undivided attention can sometimes lead to a form of possessive jealousy that can lead to verbal, psychological, sexual and/or physi...

Staff report   A two-year grant totaling just over $500,000 awarded by the St. David’s Founation to the Hays Caldwell Women’s Center gives victims of sexual abuse and family violence access to vital resources. The grant, totaling $574,674, allows St. David’s to provide professional counseling and ad...

Much has been said lately about the safety of women and girls in public restrooms. We would like to set the record straight about the risk to women and girls. We know that when women and girls are sexually assaulted, it’s most likely to be perpetrated by someone they already know and not a random st...