As part of our Domestic Violence Awareness Month programming and In partnership with the YWCA and Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland & Perry Counties (DVSCP), the WGRC recently held an event that encouraged folks to think about what they consider to be the characteristics of an unhealthy relationship. Emily Ott (she/her) of the YWCA and…
Love bombing is one of the sneakiest forms of manipulation because it appears innocuous, especially if the person on the receiving end of the behavior is new to dating. If you haven’t been in a serious relationship before, it’s easy to mistake love bombing behaviors for the way someone should behave in a healthy, loving…
“Over half of all college students (57%) say it’s difficult to identify dating abuse” (https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholders/domestic-violence-statistics/). At Dickinson College this month, we participate in the national Red Flag Campaign that runs in October in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In 2005, the Red Flag Campaign was created by the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action…