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Blackbird: An Advocacy Podcast supports and advocates for victims of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and other forms of abuse. No one should go through this alone.
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Pride Month began because of a riot. A Black transgender woman led the charge and her legacy lives on today. Learn why protests have been an important part of our culture.
References:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mayflower-departs-england
https://www.history.com/topics/gay-rights/the-stonewall-riots
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
We often hear intimate partner violence cases being between a man and a woman. We rarely hear the statistics of same sex couples who unfortunately fall into this devastation. According to a 2018 article by Luca Rolle, et. al., over 50% of gay men and nearly 75% of lesbian women reported they had been psychologically abused by an intimate partner. It is also reported that homosexual couples have a lifetime prevalence of IPV similar to or even higher than heterosexual couples. 61.1% of bisexual women, 43.8% of lesbian women, 37.3% of bisexual men, and 26% of gay men reported experiencing IPV in their life. This is compared to 35% of heterosexual women and 29% of heterosexual men.
If you feel as though you may be in an abusive relationship, you can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or at thehotline.org
No one should go through this alone, or at all. People are there to help you.
References:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01506/full
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
The LGBTQIA+ community prides itself on being an inclusive community with many different sects of gender identity, sexual orientation, descriptors, and loving terms. This minisode is dedicated to getting through all that so we can honor this community by honoring their identities.
REFERENCES:
https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms
https://www.itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2013/01/a-comprehensive-list-of-lgbtq-term-definitions/
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
The Long Island Serial Killer has been at large since at least 2000. 20 years later, we have been given some of the biggest updates to this case that we could have imagined. In May 2011, Shannan Gilbert made a terrifying 911 call before disappearing. But, is that 911 call what we thought it was all along? A piece of evidence perhaps having belonged to the killer himself has been released. And the identity of Jane Doe #6 is finally revealed using new technology never before utilized in New York.
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Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
In this episode, we discuss anxiety - both every day anxiety and anxiety disorders - and what you can do to cope with anxiety. Don't forget to join our giveaway on Instagram @blackbirdadvocacy
References:
adaa.org
DSM-5, American Psychiatric Association
Saturday May 23, 2020
Saturday May 23, 2020
In episode 5, we discussed Chanel Miller and the Stanford rape case. In that episode, we provided information regarding Title IX and what Stanford’s Title IX office and regulations entailed. As of just a few days ago, Title IX has become big news again, because Betsy DeVos, The United States Secretary of Education has decided to completely overhaul these federal regulations, which will now make it more difficult to seek justice if you are sexually harassed or abused during your college experience.
Title IX was enacted in 1972 under the Education Amendments Act, and it is a federal law that states, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." So, any public or private education institution that receives federal funding must abide by the rules and regulations of Title IX.
References:
For posters: https://www.knowyourix.org/campus-action/spread-the-word/
https://www.wbur.org/edify/2016/11/25/title-ix-obama-trump
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/see-you-court-aclu-sues-betsy-devos-over-new-campus-n1206981
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and if you don’t know by now, all of our minisodes this month are dedicated to mental health. Today’s minisode will be a discussion on depression. What is it? What does it do? How can you get help if you need? How can you help someone else in need?
No one should go through this alone, so please know there are people out there ready and able to help you.
For anyone who needs the resources, you can always text the crisis text line by texting HOME to 741741 or going to their website at crisistextline.org
You can also call the national suicide prevention lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 to speak with a counselor. Or you can go to suicidepreventionlifeline.org
You can always DM us on Instagram @blackbirdadvocacy, too. I am not a counselor, but I am an advocate and I always there to talk and provide information when needed. Sometimes it helps to just talk.
References:
https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/depression/what-is-depression
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/helping-someone-with-depression.htm
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, American Psychiatric Association
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
In August, 2008, an 18-year-old woman, referred to by her middle name of “Marie” filed a police report, explaining she had been raped. Two of Marie’s former foster parents started believing Marie was lying about the instance due to her calm demeanor, and these former foster parents reported their doubts to the police. After more hours of questioning by the police, Marie wrote that she had lied.
Was her experience real? Did the police coerce her to say she had lied? The police were extremely unprofessional with Marie and were not well-versed in trauma informed interviewing.
If you have been sexually assaulted, you can contact RAINN.org or call 1-800-656-HOPE
REFERENCES:
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/12/16/an-unbelievable-story-of-rape
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Trauma is something that I think every single person goes through. The loss of a pet, the loss of a loved one, a car accident, parents divorcing, etc., these are all considered traumatic events. But trauma affects everyone differently, and to different extents. Some people may not be affected at all by the trauma they’ve been through, while others are affected for the rest of their lives.
Everything a person goes through in their life will have some sort of effect on them as they get older, whether that be good or bad. And this all starts in childhood. We discuss the ACES Study, PTSD, and Vicarious Trauma.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
If you need someone to talk to, you can text the crisis text line by texting HOME to 741741 in the US and Canada. For the UK text HOME to 85258 and Ireland can text HOME to 086-1800-280. Or you can go to www.crisistextline.org.
Take the ACE Quiz: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/03/02/387007941/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean
REFERENCES:
https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(98)00017-8/abstract
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/acestudy/about.html
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5th Edition, American Psychiatric Association
https://www.counseling.org/docs/trauma-disaster/fact-sheet-9---vicarious-trauma.pdf?sfvrsn=2
Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
What happened to the missing women of Ohio? Of these 8 women, 5 are still missing, and unfortunately the three that have been found are deceased and police are no closer to finding out why. The FBI has been called in to help with these investigations, and local authorities are unsure if this is potentially the work of a serial killer. Being that a lot of these women were addicts and possible sex workers, there is also the theory that sex trafficking has something to do with this.
If you want to report human trafficking, you can do so through the Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888 or at humantraffickinghotline.org.
If you have a story you would like to share on Blackbird, please e-mail us at blackbirdadvocacy@gmail.com, and don’t forget to stop by and follow us on Instagram @blackbirdadvocacy
REFERENCES:
http://charleyproject.org/case/megan-nicole-lancaster
http://charleyproject.org/case/jayme-malynn-bowen
http://charleyproject.org/case/holly-renee-logan
http://charleyproject.org/case/wanda-jean-lemons
http://charleyproject.org/case/charlotte-eliza-trego
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/tameka-lynch-obituary?pid=171164619
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tiffany-sayre-found-dead_n_7636878
https://www.10tv.com/article/police-forces-sharing-information-find-5-missing-women
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chillicothe-missing-women_n_7449672