MCSD Victims Advocate

10/23/2025

If my page disappears, I just want you guys to know why. Hopefully this will be worked out.

10/16/2025

Crime victims have rights.

10/15/2025

EVERYBODY KNOWS SOMEONE: One THING YOU CAN DO TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

This is a article from KellieRock, Sexual Assault Advocate at CLUES.
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men will experience some form of physical violence at the hands of their partner. But domestic violence is not limited to physical violence, it can be emotional, verbal, sexual, and even financial. This can seem like an overwhelming number, but in reality everyone can do to help end domestic violence by supporting someone they know.

Given these statistics, everyone knows somebody who has experienced domestic violence in their life. But parents, friends, and family members of victims are left with the question: what can I do?

While nobody can force someone to leave a toxic relationship, there are many things you can do to support a loved one who is experiencing domestic violence.

Listen non-judgmentally
Let them know about services such as getting an order for protection or signing up for therapy sessions
Give them encouragement and positive words - abusers break down their confidence, you can help build it back up
Check-in with them, and ask them when it’s safe for them to talk. A tactic of abuse is to isolate the victim from their support network, so try to help your loved one maintain their network.
Continue to offer them a safe space as you’re able - let them know they can call you or stay with your when/if the violence escalates (if that is support you’re able to offer them)
Encourage them to establish financial independence from their abuser
Offer to connect them with a domestic violence advocate, like the ones at CLUES, who can explain their options and support them through the process
Remember the journey to healing can be long - support your loved one even after they have left their abusive relationship

10/14/2025

Domestic violence is real. Everyone knows someone who died at the hands of someone who said they loved them…

10/10/2025

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Today is World Mental Health Day.

It’s more than a date on the calendar,
it’s a reminder of the battles people fight silently every day.

• Anxiety that feels like a heavy chest.
• Depression that makes it hard to get up.
• PTSD that replays memories you never asked for.
• OCD that won’t stop whispering.
• ADHD that makes your brain feel like it never slows.
• Eating disorders that distort the mirror.
• Postpartum struggles no one warned you about.
• Bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, schizophrenia, and so many others that are real, valid, and often misunderstood.

Mental health is not “just in your head.”
It’s real.
It’s heavy.
And it deserves compassion, not stigma.

If you’re struggling, you are not broken.
If you’re healing, you are not weak.
If you’re surviving, you are stronger than you know.

Today and every day,
Let’s talk about it.
Let’s listen without judgment.
Let’s remember: mental health is health.

You matter.
Your story matters.
Your healing matters.

©️Caty Sanders

10/08/2025

LOVE IS NOT ABUSIVE!

10/01/2025

Remember, the responsibility is not yours!
STOP VICTIM BLAMING! If you do, Shame on you. ✌️🫶⚖️

07/07/2025

Good read.

How to get your pets to safety when escaping a domestic abuser.

06/29/2025

Was asked for a resource.✌🏼🫶🏼⚖️

OCR investigates complaints from individuals or groups who believe that they have experienced discrimination from an agency that receives funding from the Justice Department.

04/10/2025

Know the signs

This all feels very familiar….

04/09/2025

National Crime Victims ights Week.  Thank you to the Mingo County Sheriff's Department  officers that were present today.  I appreciate you guys.
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04/03/2025

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