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Safety Planning for DV Survivors

Most people who care about DV are aware of the term “safety plan” and how it can help someone prepare to leave an abuse situation safely. But, an emotional safety plan might be a term that is not familiar; it is the idea of developing ways to move forward from a violent past.After leaving an abusive partner, starting fresh and …

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The Future of Health and Human Services

On November 14th, 2024, then President Elect Donald Trump appointed Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former campaign rival, to be his next secretary of The Department of Health and Human Services. Now, in February 2025, RFK Jr has been seated in front of the senate members to convince them he is fit to be the next secretary of the HHS. Who …

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Blizzard on the coast; no show in Ruston

Mother Nature can do some strange things. She can send us enough heat in August to make us think we’re in the Sahara Desert. She can send us a drought as serious as folks are experiencing now in California; she can drench us with floods that virtually cover lake-side homes and wash out bridges on country roads.It’s in winter, though, …

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