Posts by Kelly Vaughan
STRONGHEARTS Native Helpline
STRONGHEARTS Native Helpline is a domestic, dating, and sexual violence helpline for American Indians and Alaska Natives, offering culturally appropriate support and advocacy. 844-7NATIVE (762-8483) Anonymous and confidential. https://strongheartshelpline.org/
Read MoreRAINN
Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network is the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline in partnership with more than 1000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual…
Read MoreStoP
StoP builds on community organizing, raising awareness and building strong networks. StoP offers a Toolbox of resources to build and strengthen individuals and community networks, so partner violence is no longer tolerated, concealed, or ignored. https://stop-toolbox.eu
Read MoreNational Sexual Violence Resource Center
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s (NSVRC) mission is to provide leadership in preventing and responding to sexual violence through collaboration, sharing and creating resources, and promoting research. https://www.nsvrc.org/
Read MoreHuman Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch opposes all marriage of children under the age of 18, without exception, because of the devastating consequences for children who marry, the vast majority of whom are girls. HRW investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world and directs advocacy towards governments, pushing them to change or enforce…
Read MoreGlobal Network on Mental Health and Child Marriage
Global Network on Mental Health and Child Marriage, housed at University College London’s Institute for Global Health, is a network of organizations and individuals focused on the mental health consequences of child, early and forced marriage around the globe. Global Network on Mental Health and Child Marriage works collectively to develop priority areas for research,…
Read MoreCARE
CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. With strategic partners and by putting women and girls at the forefront of their programs, CARE promotes equal rights and opportunities, essential in overcoming poverty. CARE complements programming with advocacy supporting the efforts of poor women, girls and families by promoting…
Read MoreUnchained At Last
Unchained At Last is the only organization dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the United States through direct services and advocacy. Unchained provides crucial legal and social services, always for free, to help women, girls and others in the U.S. to escape arranged/forced marriages. At the same time, Unchained pushes for social, policy…
Read MoreToo Young To Wed
Too Young to Wed (TYTW) envisions a world where every girl decides for herself if and when to marry, girls are free to be children and teens with access to gender-specific healthcare and all levels of education, and all girls are free to determine the course of their own lives. http://www.tooyoungtowed.org/main/index
Read MoreVow to End Child Marriage
VOW to End Child Marriage is an initiative that gives the wedding industry, companies, couples, and individuals a role to play in ending child marriage around the globe. VOW ensures that 100% of funds raised go directly to grassroots organizations working to end child marriage. https://www.vowforgirls.org/aboutchildmarriage
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