Join Racheal Reed-Maloney (she/her) and Jenae McCall (they/she) as they discuss what it means for someone to go low or no contact with a loved one, and, how this is depicted on the most recent season of Teen Mom: Next Chapter.

Sources

• Clip of Leah preparing to send text message https://www.facebook.com/reel/1007144334510624
• Clip of Amber’s response to text message https://www.facebook.com/reel/1147765093775812
• https://www.eonline.com/news/1417931/amber-portwoods-daughter-leah-details-estrangement-on-teen-mom
• https://www.charliehealth.com/post/going-no-contact-with-parents
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BXOm9X0V94
• https://www.blackburncenter.org/post/understanding-grooming
• https://people.com/teen-mom-catelynn-lowell-tyler-baltierra-reveal-why-their-daughters-adoptive-parents-blocked-them-11705827

Resources for folks considering no/low contact:

• Together Estranged https://www.togetherestranged.org
• Books:
  • Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents by Lindsay Gibson
  • Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

Request an Appointment with an Advocate at
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We are recruiting volunteers for our 24/7 helpline!

Hear from some of our current helpline volunteers Megan (she/her), Brooklynn (she/her), and Cole (he/him) about the helpline training process, what it is like to be a helpline volunteer, and how volunteering on the helpline as developed their knowledge and skills in interpersonal and crisis work!

You can also learn more and apply to be a helpline volunteer by heading to the following link: https://www.thepca.org/helpline-advocates.

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

Request an Appointment with an Advocate at
https://www.thepca.org/online-appointment-request

Request a Violence Prevention Presentation at
https://www.thepca.org/prevention-education

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We found a lost podcast episode from the fall of 2023!

Join Racheal Reed-Maloney (she/her) as she speaks with Rachel Robinson (she/her) about her experience supporting survivors of family violence through the child custody process as a victim rights attorney. Learn more about the legal terminology and procedures used in these cases, resources available to survivors navigating the child custody process, and child abuse.

PLEASE NOTE: The information being shared in this podcast episode is not legal advice. If you are looking for legal advice regarding your specific case, please contact Rachel or one of the other resources listed in our show notes.

Sources

Rachel’s Law Firm

Ray of Justice https://www.therayofjustice.com/ ; @therayofjustice_legalservices on Instagram

Rachel Healing Portal https://www.therayofjustice.com/healing-portal

Statistics

https://ncadv.org/STATISTICS

https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2497/dv_and_children.pdf

https://www.colorado-family-law.com/domestic-violence/domestic-violence-colorado-child-custody

Additional Legal Resources

Self Help Centers https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help-resources

JAMLAC https://jamlac.org/

Project Safeguard https://psghelps.org/

Colorado LINC https://www.coloradolinc.org/legal-information/civil/allocation-parental-responsibilities-custody

Colorado Supervised Visitation http://coloradosupervisedvisitation.com/

If you are in crisis and need immediate support, please call our 24/7 interpersonal violence helpline at 303-556-2255.

Request an Appointment with an Advocate at
https://www.thepca.org/online-appointment-request

Request a Violence Prevention Presentation at
https://www.thepca.org/prevention-education

Instagram @phoenixauraria