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Dynamic Consent Practices that Apply to YOU: From Casual to Committed Relationships! | Sexual Assault Awareness and Advocacy Month

April 11, 2022

Hello and welcome to the second installment of our Sexual Assault Awareness and Advocacy Month blog post series! Our first post was about sexual violence and today's is all about consent. Check out our blog next Monday for some tips on supporting survivors!

To the LGBTQ+ folks who have...

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Join Us for a Panel with Transgender Sexual Assault Survivors

April 7, 2022

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness and Advocacy Month we will host a panel with several Transgender Survivors of Sexual Violence. We welcome you to join in at 6:00 pm tonight on YouTube.

Thank you to WOAR Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence, the office of Violence against women,...

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Sexual Violence and the LGBTQ Community | Sexual Assault Awareness and Advocacy Month:

April 4, 2022

Hello and welcome to the first installment of our Sexual Assault Awareness and Advocacy Month blog post series. Posts will go out every Monday! Today we will be unpacking sexual violence and the LGBTQ+ Community.

To the LGBTQ+ folks who have experienced sexual violence: we believe you. If...

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October is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month

October 27, 2021

Domestic Abuse Awereness Month is a time to spotlight this often underreported issue.

  • 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men experience severe intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner contact sexual violence, and/or intimate partner stalking with impacts such as injury, fearfulness,
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DIY Home Design as a Creative Outlet with Melanie - Qwe're Coping Together

July 14, 2020

Join Melanie to learn more about connecting your physical living space and your mental health through creative DIY home design projects. When we intentionally set up our living space to serve our needs, we can create more mental and emotional space to cope with isolation, anxiety, creative ruts...

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Gaming for Healthy Social Interaction and Community Building with Brennan - Qwe're Coping Together

June 23, 2020

Brennan Jordan, M.Ed., LPC (he/him) is our Clinical Supervisor/Quality Assurance Specialist in the Behavioral Health Department. Join him in a discussion regarding the importance of utilizing healthy social activities and how you can use online games to help connect with your supports during...

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The Breath as a Tool for Relaxation with Amelia - Qwe're Coping Together

June 3, 2020

"Just Relax!" they say. "How?!" we might say. Join Amelia (they/them) for a short practice using the body, breath, concentration, and self-compassion. This excercise can help our bodies and minds know that it is okay to relax- even when there are stressful things happening in...

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Befriending Our Nervous System with Lisa - Qwe're Coping Together

May 26, 2020

Our nervous system is responsible for how we take in and respond to the world around us. In times of stress and uncertainty, our nervous system is working in overdrive to help us make sense of information and attempt to keep us safe. This can be particularly true for queer and trans communities...

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Strengthening support to TGNC youth during Covid-19 with Anna - Qwe're Coping Together

May 19, 2020

Being a teenager can be really hard and stressful! Trans, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary youth face unintended consequences of Covid-19. The current loss of life saving and positive social connections for trans and nonbinary teens can be difficult and ultimately harmful to a teen’s...

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Four Functional Movements for our Queer Bodies with Peter - Qwe're Coping Together

May 12, 2020

Peter A. Danzig (he/they) is a Behavioral Health Therapist and is an intern in their Advanced Clinical Year in Residence. Peter discusses the significant experience of ambiguous loss which comes with being quarantined, a sense of loss of routine, friends, family, future plans, and closure. When...

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