Your Community Action Toolkit: How to Get Started Advocating for a Cause

The Catalysts for Change shares information on various mental illnesses and disorders, domestic violence, and sexual assault (particularly on campuses), as well as resources. Reach out to us today! Everyone can dream of a better world, but creating it requires more than dreams. It calls for action. However, creating grassroots momentum for a cause can … More Your Community Action Toolkit: How to Get Started Advocating for a Cause

JDoe: Report Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Anonymously

Report sexual assault/harassment anonymously as a survivor/witness. When the justice system fails us, when we live in a rape culture, when you are too scared to come forward as a witness or survivor, report through JDoe. Together, we can puts crimes on the map so we can know how safe our communities are. If you … More JDoe: Report Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Anonymously

Title IX Retaliation: What to Know When Filing a Claim

“Over forty years ago, Congress enacted Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) to eliminate sex discrimination in educational institutions. Though much progress has been made since Title IX’s enactment, gender equity issues continue to plague colleges and universities. While responsibility for ensuring full and effective compliance with Title IX requires institutional … More Title IX Retaliation: What to Know When Filing a Claim

Here’s how witnessing violence harms children’s mental health

Authors: Daniel J. Flannery Professor and Director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Case Western Reserve University Mark I. Singer Professor of Family and Child Welfare, Case Western Reserve University Caroline was having a hard time getting her daughter to go to school. The night before, her daughter saw the news … More Here’s how witnessing violence harms children’s mental health

16 Safe and Creative Ways for Bystanders to Become Upstanders in Stopping Violence Against Women

We know that there is no excuse for violence, and we know that violence should never be allowed to happen. So, as witnesses or bystanders to a violent situation, what could we do to stop it from happening? We took a walk around the Breakthrough office and asked our team members what they would do … More 16 Safe and Creative Ways for Bystanders to Become Upstanders in Stopping Violence Against Women