CASDA |
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| Mission Statement: To provide supportive services to individuals hurt by domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse as we advocate for a community effort to end violence. | |
| What services and programs does CASDA offer? CASDA
24-hour help phone line, immediate response program, provides transitional
housing, sexual assault program services, nonjudgmental support and support
groups, domestic violence education services, secondary survivors group
services, children's programming, legal services, court watch, outreach
services, referrals, advocacy, and volunteer training. . |
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| Whether you know it or not, it's very likely that someone
you know has been a victim. Nearly one third of American women report
being
physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend at some point in
their lives. One in six boys will be sexually assaulted by age 18 and
one
in three girls will be sexually assaulted by age 18. About 75% of the perpetrators
are family members. In 2002 CASDA worked with 425 victims of abuse and
answered
more than 1,500 crisis calls. In 2003 CASDA worked with 495 victims of
abuse and answered more than 1800 crises calls. Victims face a number of
barriers including lack of economic resources, loss of
friends,
religion,
worry
over the
safety
of their children, and fear. 85% of the homicides in domestic relationships
occurs after the victim leaves. On the average the victim leaves seven
times
before the victim leaves permanently. |
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| The need in this community is great: | |
| - Lower than average income - Higher than average rate of poverty - Isolation due to rural location - Presence of guns in the house due to popularity of hunting - High rate of alcoholism, which can exacerbate an abuse problem |
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| Erika shared her own story as a 4-year victim of abuse. | |
| Erika organized a role playing of victims of domestic abuse. Five participants had their choice of their home, a hotel, a relative's home, an apartment, a domestic violence shelter, and homelessness as Erika read a script of increasingly controlling behavior by the abuser. | |
| The power and control wheel was distributed and discussed. | |