February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and Hope House invites you to take action! According to the national organization Love is Respect, 1 in 3 U.S. teens will experience physical, sexual, or emotional abuse from someone they’re in a relationship with. Their Youth Council chose “Be About It” as…

January is National Stalking Awareness Month By Deb Bauer, Community Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator, Hope House of South Central WI January is National Stalking Awareness Month, a call to action to bring attention to this prevalent, traumatic and dangerous crime. …

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month — a message to our community from Hope House We’re told to not talk about it. We’re told that it never happened, that we’re crazy or we made it up. We are told that it wasn’t that bad or that it’s our fault. That…

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. During June, communities across the country will sponsor events to highlight solutions to this systemic social challenge. Hope House, in collaboration with the WI Department of Justice, is proud to host Abuse in Later Life: A Cross-Training for Direct Service Providers on…

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time to build knowledge about and work on prevention of sexual violence happening in our community. …

This February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) and the 2022 national theme is Talk About It. At Hope House, our education team talks to middle and high school students throughout the year about healthy dating relationships, warning signs of abuse, and how to get support for yourself or…

January marks the eighteenth National Stalking Awareness Month (NSAM), an annual call to action to recognize and educate about this traumatic and dangerous crime. Stalking is defined as a pattern of behavior to a specific person that causes fear or emotional distress. Stalkers follow, monitor, and wait for their victims…

Domestic violence thrives in silence. To be able to support survivors and prevent domestic violence, we need to talk about it. Abuse — whether emotional, physical, sexual, or financial — is all about power and control. With the pandemic, Hope House has seen an increase in people reaching out for…

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the national theme this year is “We Can Build Safe Online Spaces.” With the pandemic forcing so much of our lives onto online spaces, digital safety is more important than ever. As a parent/guardian, try having ongoing conversations with your child or teen…