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The Ranch of Hope Reins in Hampshire, IL offers ther**eutic services for children who have experienced developmental trauma.

While interaction with a horse is ther**eutic in and of itself, it is the consistent, one-on-one time that makes the Stable Moments mentorship model so successful. Teaching these children how to communicate with their horse through body language, energy and pressure lets them develop a greater capacity for empathy, social- and self-awareness. As these youth get comfortable in their routine with their mentors and horse, their willingness to apply themselves improves. This success eventually translates to home, school and community settings.

Children who have suffered abuse and neglect have good reason to be untrusting of people, especially those in authority or care roles. For these children, the horse provides an alternative sentient being with whom they can achieve a partnership through trust. This type of relationship—which is often foreign to these children—can be the beginning of building more stable connections with other humans, hence the name Stable Moments.

The Clothesline Project began when a small core of women found a way to take the staggering, mind-numbing statistics on violence against women and turn them into a striking and memorable teaching tool that honors survivors and victims, and raises consciousness.

Inspired by the AIDS quilt, they came up with the idea of using t-shirts hanging on a clothesline—each made by survivors and their supporters and each with a message. “Doing the laundry has always been considered women’s work, and in the days of close-knit neighborhoods, women often exchanged information over backyard fences while hanging their clothes out to dry,” says Carol A. Chichetto, chair of the project's steering committee. “The concept was simple—let each woman tell her own story, in her own unique way, and hang it out for all to see. It was and is a way of airing society's dirty laundry.”

Sounds
Gong - Indicates someone is being battered. Women are battered every 10 to 12 seconds in the United States by their significant others or husbands.
Whistle - Indicates a reported r**e. Keep in mind that most r**es are not reported. Every minute of every day more than one woman reports being r**ed in this country.
Bell - Indicates a woman has been killed in a violent attack. In the United States 3 to 4 women are killed by their lovers or husbands each day.

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