• Abusive relationships are disturbingly common. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in three U.S. women has experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by a partner, and one in four men has. Chances are we all know someone who has, is or will experience this form of violence.
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• Their comments came at a virtual human trafficking roundtable held by Rep. Mike Waltz today to address ways to curb human trafficking.
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• Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Chad Poppell is clarifying his statement about how the agency handles sex abuse claims against foster parents.
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• Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón says a local restaurant manager saved the life of an 11 year old boy by following the “See Something, Say Something” mantra.
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• Two new films center on the lingering effects of trauma and tragedy. Carey Mulligan is woman bent on revenge in Promising Young Woman; Vanessa Kirby is a mother whose baby dies in Pieces of a Woman.
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• Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Chad Poppell says the agency is falling short when it comes to responding to abuse allegations originating in foster homes. Lynn Hatter reports Poppells’ comments came in response to a USA Today investigation into DCF’s safety policies.
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• Heather Wilkie is director of the Zebra Coalition. She says the shutdown has affected grant money that funds in-house counselors and legal advocates specially trained to work with the LGBTQ population.
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