By Kevin Fox, MA, Victim Advocate/Crisis Counselor; Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern This past week at Victim Service Center, Alliyah Veilleux, MA, VSC Victim Advocate/Crisis Counselor, and myself held a half-day workshop for current VSC clients focused on surviving the holidays. The workshop was designed to address various stressors and triggers that are quite common… Continue reading The Best Present: taking care of you this holiday season
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5 Things You Can Do to Support A Friend Experiencing IPV
By Gelissa Bultron, Rollins College Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Student Domestic Violence is an important matter that can impact every demographic and community throughout the United States. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, on average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner. It is also a known… Continue reading 5 Things You Can Do to Support A Friend Experiencing IPV
Mes de la Herencia Hispana: Barreras a la Seguridad
by Jocelyn Rayas, VSC Victim Advocate/Crisis Counselor Los latinxs son el grupo minoritario de más rápido crecimiento en los Estados Unidos, y también son el grupo más grande que no denuncia los delitos. Los latinxs tienden a denunciar los delitos por varias barreras, como su estatus migratorio, el miedo a la deportación, el miedo o… Continue reading Mes de la Herencia Hispana: Barreras a la Seguridad
National Suicide Prevention Month-What You Need to Know
by Natalia Richards, Rollins College Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Student September is National Suicide Prevention Month! A month of sharing, educating, advocating and promoting suicide prevention awareness. Facts about Suicide Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, which makes it a serious public health problem. Suicide is the second-leading cause of… Continue reading National Suicide Prevention Month-What You Need to Know
Teens and Sexual Assault: Overly Common & Underreported
by Stephanie Webb, MSW Candidate Teenage sexual assault and violence are two important issues that are constantly unreported, under-addressed and buried within the souls and minds of the teenagers victimized by this experience. What is Teen Sexual Assault and Violence? Sexual assault is any type of unwanted sexual contact; it does not always include intercourse… Continue reading Teens and Sexual Assault: Overly Common & Underreported
Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
By Sarah, Rollins College Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Student With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, it may seem redundant or confusing to have an additional campaign for Minority Mental Health Awareness in July. The unfortunate reality is that this emphasis on minority mental health is necessary because of the pervasive influence that systemic… Continue reading Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
Reactions to Big T and Little t Trauma
by Gina Torre, Rollins College Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Student There are various traumatic events that can be experienced which can cause our brain to send obstructive messages that keep the body in constant protection mode long after a traumatic experience is over. Because our body is designed to protect us during stressful events,… Continue reading Reactions to Big T and Little t Trauma
Mother of a Victim
by Wanda, Mother of a VSC client When my daughter was little, whenever she was afflicted by illness or injury, my heart would grieve because I could not bear her suffering. Broken bones and sky-high fevers could not have prepared me for that dark day in September when the torment of not being able to… Continue reading Mother of a Victim
Mental Health Awareness Month: is it Time for a Check-in?
by: Andrea O’Neill, Rollins College Clinical Mental Health Counseling Graduate Student As April showers give way to May flowers, we begin to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. This is a great opportunity to take the time to evaluate where you are with your inner self. A mental health check-in can be done at any time… Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Month: is it Time for a Check-in?
The Value of Volunteering at the Victim Service Center
by Erin Hanson, PhD, Research Assistant Professor at the Nation Center for Forensic Science (UCF) and VSC Volunteer For the past several years I have been a Research Assistant Professor in the Biological Evidence Section at the National Center for Forensic Science at the University of Central Florida (UCF). I have been involved in forensic… Continue reading The Value of Volunteering at the Victim Service Center