Anny Jacoby, Personal Safety Expert & Coach and Project Safe Girls

10/01/2015

October is awareness month. 's will be in force. 1.DONATE at safehorizon.org, 2.PAINT your left ring fingernail purple to show your support, 3. SHARE with the hash tag and ask 3 of your friends to make the vow with you.

06/12/2015

Young men also experience abusive relationship behaviors. Abuse is not gender specific.

People view dating abuse victims as being overwhelmingly female. However, one in three teens experience some form of dating abuse, including male victims. And 35 percent of girls reported being the perpetrator at some point in their lives, while 37 percent of boys reported victimization.

05/14/2015

Montana expand unemployment insurance benefits to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

HELENA – The governor signed legislation Friday to expand unemployment insurance benefits to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

05/05/2015

If we educate our children about what to expect from a healthy relationship -- throughout their lives -- we can make it much easier for them to recognize when something is wrong and get help when they need it. This is important not only for the well-...

05/05/2015

Five years ago, on May 3, 2010, my daughter, Yeardley Love, was beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend just three weeks before their graduation from UVA.

04/20/2015

400,000 children in the U.S. are sexually abused each year. To truly change this statistic, we must first recognize the pervasiveness of the issue.

04/20/2015

The number of American troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq between 2001 and 2012 was 6,488. The number of American women who were murdered by...

04/07/2015

04/07/2015

Raise Awareness and Help Prevent Sexual Assault This April April 2, 2015/0 Comments/in Inside LIR /by NDVHThe issue of sexual assault has been gaining awareness in recent months as more and more survivors are coming forward to tell their stories. Sexual assault is still a big problem in our country.…

04/07/2015

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month.

2015 has already been a big year for New York City's children. In February, we opened our fifth Child Advocacy Center in the Bronx, giving all of our city's children the protection and healing they deserve. But it's not only up to the experts to guard our children's safety. We ALL have a responsibility to know what to look for.

Read our 10 Signs of Child Abuse tip card and don't be afraid to speak up when you think a child is being hurt.

03/10/2015

Not all unhealthy relationships are abusive. Maybe something just doesn't feel right to you. Maybe you just have questions about what's healthy and what's not healthy. We can help. No judgment, no fees, 100% confidential. Chat at www.loveisrespect.org // call 1-866-331-9474 // text loveis to 22522

We're closing out the final week of Teen DV Month, and we just want to say THANK YOU again to everyone who participated and helped raise awareness during February. We've loved having conversations about these important topics. But don't stop just because February is over! Teen dating violence is a p…