Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law, authored by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa), to protect victims of domestic violence and strengthen cooperation with Canadian authorities. The newly signed bill authorizes California law enforcement officers to enforce Canadian domestic violence protection orders. “California and Canada enjoy significant cross-border trade, travel, and…
Originally published on ACEs Connection on July 17, 2017 By Svava Brooks. This is a question I asked myself for a long time. So many people could diagnose me. So many people could tell me what was wrong with me. But few could actually help me heal. Why? Because my…
Are you near New York on June 30th? Maybe you can tell me if I’m completely insane. “I’m performing a show about my life next week!” “Oh yeah? What’s it about?” “Uh…there’s a discount code?” “Uh…[panics] watch my TEDx Talk? [hands out postcard, runs in other direction]” I’ve been having…
Originally published on Humans.media on May 15, 2017 By RACHEL THOMPSON. The answer isn’t as easy as you think. At what point does a sexual abuse survivor (or any trauma survivor) go from victim to survivor, from survivor to thriver? In our society, the term victim has a negative connotation…
