May Newsletter
Register to join us here: sign up!Read more here: blog post May 17th, 9:00 am CST to 1:00 pm CT Intro to Sexuality for Child Welfare Providers Presenters: Karen Rayne, PhD, CSE & Monica Faulkner This month we’re excited to be co-hosting a FREE training with the Texas Institute for Child & […]
Why We Wrote a Handbook for Child Welfare Providers
While working as a case manager for youth in foster care, Monica realized that she had little idea how to provide information to youth to educate them about sex, sexuality, and their health. She saw a clear need after having very young adolescents ask for pregnancy tests, trying to explain […]
National rape day isn’t a thing.
Yesterday my 19 year old asked if I knew anything about April 24th – tomorrow – being national rape day. After googling, and talking with her, I was trying to figure out what to say. She suggested: Don’t make national rape day a thing thank u in advance Let’s start […]
#TBT Sex Ed History – The Pride of the Garden
In 1857, the first edition of “The Language of Flowers” was published. This book offered its reader a wealth of knowledge about the messages and emotions that could be shared through flora. You know. Sage to show esteem, basil to signify hatred, and violets to tell the world that you’re […]
April Newsletter
One year in to the pandemic and there finally seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel. As a small organization, at the end of March 2020 we feared that covid-19 would result in the shuttering of our metaphorical doors. Instead we have made it through knowing more […]
Light is an invitation to happiness
“But I also say this: that light is an invitation to happiness, and that happiness, when it’s done right, is a kind of holiness, palpable and redemptive.” Mary Oliver This came from Sec. of Defense Lloyd Austin today: “Trans rights are human rights, and on this Trans Day of Visibility I’m pleased […]
We Stand with the Asian-American Community
Racially based violence is unacceptable. UN|HUSHED stands with the Asian-American community against violence and hate. We believe in the inherent human value of every individual. In order to make our beliefs impactful, we must begin by learning about and understanding the history of anti-Asian American racism and violence as well […]
March Newsletter
It’s already March!? We don’t know about you, but time seems to be sneaking by faster and slower than normal some how. As we head in to March here’s what we’ve got going on below.
