October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to stand in partnership with survivors toward safety, support, and solidarity. MGA’s Title IX is here to provide support and resources to members of the campus community who experience domestic/dating violence.
Local Support and Resources:
WINGS: A state-certified family violence program providing a range of services, including a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, legal advocacy, weekly support groups, and monthly family activities for a primarily rural seven-county service area (Laurens, Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Telfair, Wilcox, Wilkinson).
Crisis Line & Safe House: A nonprofit agency serving family violence, sexual assault, and stalking victims and their children in a seven-county area in Central Georgia, including Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones, Monroe, Peach, and Twiggs countie
Stepping Stone: A nonprofit agency dedicated to supporting victims of abuse and neglect and their families through advocacy and sexual assault services across Laurens, Johnson, Treutlen, Twiggs, Dodge, Bleckley, Montgomery, Pulaski, Wheeler, and Telfair counties, with two locations in Dublin and Eastman.
Additional Support:
RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Operates a free, confidential 24-hour hotline for victims of sexual assault to access support, information, and referrals to local sexual assault service providers.
For more information and to make a report: titleix@mga.edu