Words from Vivian Clecak, LCSW, MFT, and Co-founding CEO of Human Options The rape of the girl whose inability to move or respond earned her the name “the dead girl” in the texts among the teens shocks us all. That this outrage can happen and so many spectators remain silent after all we have done [...]
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Each of us, throughout our lives, has encountered a wide array of people. As we look back we might remember a teacher, a neighbor, a friend, a leader, or even a stranger who made a lasting impression on us. At any given moment of life, we share time and space with these people; whether it [...]
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February is the month of love. Flowers, chocolates, love letters, and stores are filled to the brim with all things red and pink. Sometimes, “love” does not only mean red and pink, but also black and blue. Even more unfortunate, is the young age that these unhealthy relationships and patterns can begin. Domestic violence is [...]
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Human Options’ fall event at the Balboa Bay Club raises funds to support women’s services BY JASON WHEELER – OC METRO Published: October 19, 2012 11:00 AM Human Options hosted its annual fall fundraiser at the Balboa Bay Club this week, raising more than $210,000 from the event. All of the funds from the luncheon [...]
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Guest blog by Carla Thornton, Fund Development Coordinator Attention sports enthusiast, in case you haven’t heard Chad Johnson ( Formerly known as Chad Ochocinco) of the Miami Dolphins was released from jail on Sunday night after he’d been arrested for allegedly head-butting his new wife of a month, Evelyn Lazada Johnson. When he was arrested [...]
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Blog post by Vivian Clecak, CEO and Co-founder Thirty years ago when we began Human Options, I was the mother of two young girls 7 and 3. Today I am the grandmother of four, three boys and a girl, ages 11 to 3. And I have become increasingly conscious about the importance of defining and [...]
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Posted by Vivian Clecak, CEO and Co-founder I was in San Francisco yesterday for the Blue Shield Foundation meeting and had an opportunity to discuss this case with several colleagues and to read the stories in the San Francisco Chronicle. I realized this story of a public official guilty of domestic violence offers a unique [...]
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Contributed by guest blogger, Robert Diaz, Community Educator On Valentine’s Day I had the privilege of speaking at a school in Orange County about Teen Dating Abuse. There is a part of my presentation where I talk about how prevalent intimate partner abuse is in the media and in our celebrity culture. I always ask [...]
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