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ECU partners with area salons to fight domestic violence
Brittani McNeill
Issue date: 4/23/09 Section: News
On April 25 and 26, the Office of Victim Services will hold fundraisers in local salons to raise money for domestic violence and to promote "Cut It Out," a national organization aimed at raising awareness about domestic violence.
According to their Web site, "Cut It Out is a program of the Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund, dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals and others to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the United States."
Cut It Out is a national program that builds awareness of domestic violence by displaying awareness materials in salons, involving salons in the Adopt-a-Shelter initiative to help local domestic violence agencies, and training salon professionals to recognize warning signs and safely refer clients to resources.
Levinia Tyrrell, a senior criminal justice major and intern in the Office of Victim services, is bringing the program to Pitt County salons. Tyrrell said that interning in the Office of Victim services helped her realize how serious and common domestic violence is.
"I'm an intern at the Office of Victim Services and before I never knew about how important [domestic violence awareness] was and I never knew how much of a big deal [domestic violence] was," she said. "So I wanted to have a program that would reach out to not only the campus, but the community as well. To let people know they're not the only one in domestic violence relationships."
There are four participating salons in Greenville-Lavender Days, Tingen and Company, Matt Holden Salon and Cutty Styles. Each salon will have donation boxes and talk to their clients about the Cut It Out program. All proceeds will be given to the Pitt County Family Violence Shelter.
Cut It Out offers educational seminars about domestic violence across the country. Seminars are conducted in cosmetology schools, continuing education classes, hair shows and many other venues. Seminars can also be conducted in local salons and provide salon professionals with basic information about domestic violence and specific information about how to respond to a client who may be a victim of abuse.
According to their Web site, "Cut It Out is a program of the Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund, dedicated to mobilizing salon professionals and others to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the United States."
Cut It Out is a national program that builds awareness of domestic violence by displaying awareness materials in salons, involving salons in the Adopt-a-Shelter initiative to help local domestic violence agencies, and training salon professionals to recognize warning signs and safely refer clients to resources.
Levinia Tyrrell, a senior criminal justice major and intern in the Office of Victim services, is bringing the program to Pitt County salons. Tyrrell said that interning in the Office of Victim services helped her realize how serious and common domestic violence is.
"I'm an intern at the Office of Victim Services and before I never knew about how important [domestic violence awareness] was and I never knew how much of a big deal [domestic violence] was," she said. "So I wanted to have a program that would reach out to not only the campus, but the community as well. To let people know they're not the only one in domestic violence relationships."
There are four participating salons in Greenville-Lavender Days, Tingen and Company, Matt Holden Salon and Cutty Styles. Each salon will have donation boxes and talk to their clients about the Cut It Out program. All proceeds will be given to the Pitt County Family Violence Shelter.
Cut It Out offers educational seminars about domestic violence across the country. Seminars are conducted in cosmetology schools, continuing education classes, hair shows and many other venues. Seminars can also be conducted in local salons and provide salon professionals with basic information about domestic violence and specific information about how to respond to a client who may be a victim of abuse.
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