Excerpt from: YWCA Blog (click for full post)
This is the YWCA Week Without Violence™, and the entire month
of October is dedicated to raising awareness as it is both Domestic Violence
Month and Disability Awareness Month. So what better time to highlight a
program here at YWCA Metro St. Louis that frequently finds itself
combating these issues on all fronts? It is called SHADE, which stands for
Sexual Health and Disability Education.
Under the umbrella of our Sexual Assault Center, SHADE offers classes for
individuals with disabilities and community outreach to families, caregivers,
agencies and their staff. Some of the general public may be unaware of the
dangers faced by those living with developmental disabilities; the statistics
are sobering. One published report studying adults who
have developmental disabilities found that 83% of females and 32% of males are
victims of sexual assault. What’s more, other studies have found that women
with disabilities experience an increased severity of multi-faceted violence,
including disability-targeted violence, and they suffer that violence for
longer periods of time.
This is the YWCA Week Without Violence™,
and the entire month of October is dedicated to raising awareness as it
is both Domestic Violence Month and Disability Awareness Month. So what
better time to highlight a program here at YWCA Metro St. Louis
that frequently finds itself combating these issues on all fronts? It
is called SHADE, which stands for Sexual Health and Disability
Education.
Under the umbrella of our Sexual Assault Center,
SHADE offers classes for individuals with disabilities and community
outreach to families, caregivers, agencies and their staff. Some of the
general public may be unaware of the dangers faced by those living with
developmental disabilities; the statistics are sobering. One published report studying adults who have developmental disabilities found that 83% of females and 32% of males are victims of sexual assault. What’s
more, other studies have found that women with disabilities experience
an increased severity of multi-faceted violence, including
disability-targeted violence, and they suffer that violence for longer
periods of time.
- See more at:
http://www.ywcablog.com/2012/10/18/recognizing-boundaries-helping-the-developmentally-disabled-stay-safe/#sthash.xHaPsbwJ.dpuf
This is the YWCA Week Without Violence™,
and the entire month of October is dedicated to raising awareness as it
is both Domestic Violence Month and Disability Awareness Month. So what
better time to highlight a program here at YWCA Metro St. Louis
that frequently finds itself combating these issues on all fronts? It
is called SHADE, which stands for Sexual Health and Disability
Education.
Under the umbrella of our Sexual Assault Center,
SHADE offers classes for individuals with disabilities and community
outreach to families, caregivers, agencies and their staff. Some of the
general public may be unaware of the dangers faced by those living with
developmental disabilities; the statistics are sobering. One published report studying adults who have developmental disabilities found that 83% of females and 32% of males are victims of sexual assault. What’s
more, other studies have found that women with disabilities experience
an increased severity of multi-faceted violence, including
disability-targeted violence, and they suffer that violence for longer
periods of time.
- See more at:
http://www.ywcablog.com/2012/10/18/recognizing-boundaries-helping-the-developmentally-disabled-stay-safe/#sthash.xHaPsbwJ.dpuf
This is the YWCA Week Without Violence™,
and the entire month of October is dedicated to raising awareness as it
is both Domestic Violence Month and Disability Awareness Month. So what
better time to highlight a program here at YWCA Metro St. Louis
that frequently finds itself combating these issues on all fronts? It
is called SHADE, which stands for Sexual Health and Disability
Education.
Under the umbrella of our Sexual Assault Center,
SHADE offers classes for individuals with disabilities and community
outreach to families, caregivers, agencies and their staff. Some of the
general public may be unaware of the dangers faced by those living with
developmental disabilities; the statistics are sobering. One published report studying adults who have developmental disabilities found that 83% of females and 32% of males are victims of sexual assault. What’s
more, other studies have found that women with disabilities experience
an increased severity of multi-faceted violence, including
disability-targeted violence, and they suffer that violence for longer
periods of time.
- See more at:
http://www.ywcablog.com/2012/10/18/recognizing-boundaries-helping-the-developmentally-disabled-stay-safe/#sthash.xHaPsbwJ.dpuf
This is the YWCA Week Without Violence™,
and the entire month of October is dedicated to raising awareness as it
is both Domestic Violence Month and Disability Awareness Month. So what
better time to highlight a program here at YWCA Metro St. Louis
that frequently finds itself combating these issues on all fronts? It
is called SHADE, which stands for Sexual Health and Disability
Education.
Under the umbrella of our Sexual Assault Center,
SHADE offers classes for individuals with disabilities and community
outreach to families, caregivers, agencies and their staff. Some of the
general public may be unaware of the dangers faced by those living with
developmental disabilities; the statistics are sobering. One published report studying adults who have developmental disabilities found that 83% of females and 32% of males are victims of sexual assault. What’s
more, other studies have found that women with disabilities experience
an increased severity of multi-faceted violence, including
disability-targeted violence, and they suffer that violence for longer
periods of time.
- See more at:
http://www.ywcablog.com/2012/10/18/recognizing-boundaries-helping-the-developmentally-disabled-stay-safe/#sthash.xHaPsbwJ.dpuf
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