Research shows a strong correlation between substance misuse and trauma. As a general term, trauma is an overwhelming event (or series of events) in which a person feels physically or emotionally threatened. The experience of trauma can lead to symptoms of anxiety, depression, flashbacks, difficulty...
Jane awoke early in the morning, after tossing and turning all night. She felt tired and afraid. If it was any other day, Jane would have simply gone back to bed. But today wasn’t like any other day, today was her court date. After months of...
Dear Friends of WTLC, Did you know? This month we celebrate National Nonprofit Day. That’s right, the birth of nonprofits in the U.S. happened on August 17th, 1894, when the Tariff Act became law and gave exemptions for nonprofit organizations. Today, we celebrate National Nonprofit Day...
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Bullying is something that is hard to measure but we all think we’d know it if we see it. Some folks have experienced bullying first-hand and others may have been a witness to it. Adults and parents today may think of bullying as purely physical...
Dear Friends, To paraphrase Winston Churchill, we are nearing the end of the beginning. After an uneasy 15 weeks of the safe-at-home order, our community is getting ready to experience the light of a new day. At WTLC, we’re ready for what’s next. Our leadership team and...
Dear Friends, The recent killing of George Floyd as well as other instances of attacks on unarmed black citizens in our nation continue to drive outrage and calls for action by people of all cultural backgrounds. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat...
Chances are, if we were to ask you to imagine a “survivor of domestic violence,” a very specific image would pop into your head. She’s probably a woman, probably young to middle aged, probably in a relationship with a man, and probably being physically abused. And...
Jaime had been reserved during the initial conversations with WTLC, and our Advocate, Aly, asked if the Center itself could possibly be preventing them from sharing with her. When Jaime said yes, Aly offered the option of having WTLC services hosted at a different location....
In the 1950s and 1960s, the LGBTQ+ community faced an anti-homosexual legal system. Homosexuality was referred to as sodomy in law and was considered a crime. It was also illegal for a man to dress as a woman and women faced punishment if they were...