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Octavia Spencer says that even ghosts need boundaries. How are you setting and respecting boundaries in your relationships? 🎃 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwumcrYdQ4A

Disability advocate and communications consultant Andraea LaVant was impact producer for the award-winning , helping promote the documentary and use it as a force to foster dialogue about disability as a social equity issue. Spotlight

Controlling behavior and extreme jealousy aren’t romantic. They’re abuse. Here are some signs of controlling behavior that we need to start identifying as abusive behavior. https://titleix.ufl.edu/get-help/

Domestic violence is more than physical abuse. It can come in many different forms. ➡️ Learn more about different common tactics of abuse that are likely happening to someone you know. https://titleix.ufl.edu/get-help/

Lydia X. Z. Brown is an attorney, author & educator whose work focuses on intersectionality & disability justice. Among their many other achievements, they were the lead editor of All the Weight of Our Dreams, an anthology of works by autistic people of color. Spotlight

Wear purple. Participate in awareness campaigns. Download . These are just three ways to show support for Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2022. Find even more resources via .

Are you wondering if certain behaviors in your own relationship – or a friend’s – are healthy? Download today and select our University of Florida campus to find answers and support for Gators.

Happy Homecoming Gators! Don't forget to take uSafeUS with you as you celebrate this weekend. Use the angel drink function to send an SOS or get safely to an Uber. Let your friends know you arrived safely with the Expect Me function. Get answers and insights using the What Next and Helpful Answers features. Wherever you are, uSafeUS is here for you. Happy Homecoming! 🐊

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month! Learn more at www.dol.gov/NDEAM.

1 in 4 women and 1️ in 7 men experience severe physical violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime. Nearly half of men and women experience emotional/psychological abuse from an intimate partner. Abuse is a lot closer to home than you may realize. Learn the signs of emotional abuse: https://nnedv.org/content/red-flags-of-abuse/

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If you or someone you know is having thoughts of su***de or experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis, 988 provides 24/7 connection to confidential support. There is Hope. Just call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org