ASSERT Empowerment and Self Defense

British PSA: This Is Abuse

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by Andrea Shank

On the night of July 14th, after Japan beat Sweden in the semi-finals of Women’s World Cup 2011, I was roofied. I remember sitting at the bar down the street, playing a game of Uno with some […]

“Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light, which is true of the mind’s eye, quite as much as of the bodily eye; and he who remembers [...]

Starting in November of this year, ASSERT Empowerment and Self Defense will begin teaching its Empowerment and Life Skills curriculum to a very special group of young women and men. Casa Valentina, a non-profit organization that addresses the unique, gender-specific needs of young women transitioning from foster care to independent living, has…[Read more]

ASSERT stands for Adrenaline Stress Strategic Emergency Response Training, or, in other words, training designed to help you respond quickly, effectively and easily in an emergency situation while under the effects of Adrenaline. So the question is, do you know what Adrenaline really is and how it affects your ability to function? Let’s start by [...]

In the United States, domestic violence
accounts for about 20 percent of the nonfatal
violent crime women experience and three
percent of the nonfatal violent crime men
experience. Harm levels vary from simple
assault to homicide, with secondary harms
to child witnesses.

-Department of Justice Domestic Violence, January 2007

Bullying has two key components: repeated harmful acts and an imbalance of power . It involves repeated physical, verbal, or psychological attacks or intimidation directed against a victim who cannot properly defend him- or herself because of size or strength, or because the victim is outnumbered or less psychologically resilient. Bullying…

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The legal definition of battering varies from State to State. As defined by many intervention providers, battering is a constellation of physical, sexual, and psychological abuses that may include physical violence, intimidation, threats, emotional abuse, isolation, sexual abuse, manipulation, the using of children, economic coercion, and the…[Read more]

College women are raped at significantly higher rates than college men. College men are more likely to report experiencing unwanted kissing or fondling than intercourse. College men who are raped are usually raped by other men. However, since so few men report, information is limited about the extent of the problem. Even current national data…

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Researchers believe that college rape prevention programs, including the most widely used ones, are insufficient. Most rapes are unreported, perhaps giving campus administrators and police the false impression that current efforts are adequate. In addition, campus police may be influenced by college administrators who fear that too strong an…

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According to the  U.S. Department of Justice , more than  300,000 American youth are victims of commercial sexual exploitation in the United States every year . And the average age of a girl entering the industry is 13.

(-CNN.com Prostituted Child Leaves the ‘Game’ for Good by Jacque Wilson Read the complete article [...]