WHAT IS YOUR VOICE INC
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Mission Statement
What is Your Voice, Inc. provides Sussex County with fully trained and skilled Domestic Violence Peer Support Advocates. Our Peer Support Advocates use a structured and therapeutic model to empower the individuals and children using our program as they work to break free from domestic violence. Our objective is to address the complexities and causes of intimate partner abuse and family domestic violence experienced by those in our program. Our goal is to empower and inspire every life we touch. We provide a holistic approach for our clients: Body, Soul, Spirit. Our intensive aftercare program engages with the whole person. We focus on returning our clients to a full sense of self and well-being. What Is Your Voice, Inc. targets rehabilitation and community reintegration in all of its forms by utilizing a multi-focused strategy. By forming bridges of encouragement for those experiencing isolation and bringing them back to a sense of community, and by supporting clients experiencing financial lack, we assist our clients in finding a foothold for economic self-sufficiency. Additionally, we work with trauma, PTSD, cPTSD, as well as assist with creating a person-centered treatment plan to focus on skills and life goals which often include housing, education, and employment.
About This Cause
What is your Voice's focus is breaking the cycle of violence off survivors and the future generations of children. Trauma, simply put, is normalizing the abnormal. Trauma-informed care takes into consideration that the individuals needing our services have experienced traumatic events. What makes trauma tricky to treat is that it is very much an “eye of the beholder” experience. What is traumatic for some is not traumatic for others. Domestic violence and intimate partner violence, as well as teen dating violence, happen in the shadows of our society and daily life. We know it exists, like a spider in a cobweb, but we don’t always see it so clearly. A trauma-informed approach is built upon the acknowledgement that many behaviors and responses exhibited by survivors are directly linked to traumatic experiences. That includes staying in a relationship when experiencing domestic violence. As our clients address trauma, at the heart of every discussion, every step in the journey, we remove the stigma and the shame. Here’s What Our Trauma-Informed Care Model Looks Like: Focus on understanding the whole individual and life experiences Inspired by the survivor’s wisdom and knowledge about the roles that violence and victimization play Created to decrease the occurrences of domestic violence Creates a culture of safety Opens the door for recovery Creates opportunities for growth and strength Empowers the client’s choices and agency Increases empowerment and decreases the role imbalance between advocate and client Forges trust and safety within the therapeutic community