Why do people choose to be depressed? Why can’t they just snap out of it? If someone is suicidal, they’re just a coward. They just act that way for attention. The statements and ideas above are false. These are examples of the misconceptions that many people in our society have concerning depression and suicide. These misconceptions are caused by
“The Justice Department issued new national guidelines yesterday for forensic medical examinations in cases of sexual assault. The recommendations, revised from those issued in 2004, are aimed at establishing voluntary standards for care when rape victims seek help at medical facilities.The standards will be mandatory for practitioners workin
FOR RELEASE May 8, 2013 Childhood Depression Awareness Day: What You Can Do to Foster Hope Delaware Ohio: When someone mentions “depression,” it may bring up an image of an adult, struggling to deal with the stress of a job, family and finances. While depression does occur in the adult population, there is another population that often gets overlo
Helping Hand e-Newsletter a quarterly publication of HelpLine of Delaware and Morrow Counties, Inc. || Spring 2013 April is Child Abuse Prevention & Sexual Assault Awareness Month While we work to raise awareness about child abuse prevention and sexual assault year ’round, we dedicate ourselves to doing even more during this eventful mont
HelpLine WORKS! Morrow County Student Saves a Life After HelpLine Suicide Prevention Training By Max Lencl, Suicide Prevention Program Director A semester after going through HelpLine’s Red Flags Depression & Suicide Awareness Program, a middle school student in Morrow county found a need to use his help seeking skills sooner than he tho
HelpLine and SARNCO Collaboration spans multiple counties – widening our reach and offering a stronger network of support By Nancy Radcliffe, Sexual Assault Services Director On March 20, 2013, the Ohio Attorney General announced a plan to increase comprehensive rape crisis services across Ohio. This plan grew from a survey which was conducted in
Today is the beginning of Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. All month, we’ll be posting information about the issues and upcoming events. Plan to attend and help spread the word! Click here for the pdf version of the 2013 Calendar of Events
We invite you to join us for “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and a Prayer” on March 26th at 8:00 pm on the Ohio Weselyan University (OWU) campus – R.W. Corns Building. All proceeds from this event benefit HelpLine. A groundbreaking collection of monologues by world-renowned authors and playwrights, edited by Eve Ensler and Mollie
Join us for Take Back the Night, 7pm, Thursday March 28th at Ohio Wesleyan Hamilton Williams Building in Delaware, Ohio. This unique event gives survivors the opportunity for their voice to be heard in front of a supportive audience if they choose to speak out, and for survivors and allies to support the cause of eliminating sexual violence in all
Ohio Wesleyan Event to Benefit HelpLine’s Sexual Assault Response Network Students to Perform ‘The Vagina Monologues’ March 22, 23 to Support Local HelpLine Program March 12, 2013 By Cole Hatcher Reprinted from Connect2OWU http://blogs.owu.edu/connect2/2013/03/12/ohio-wesleyan-event-to-benefit-sexual-assault-response-network/ DELAWARE, Ohio –
