I Heard Your Cry Foundation N�RA
Sandra Collins Handle Me with Care Dolls Tallahassee , Florida December 2017
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Handle Me
with Care Dolls
Easing the Pains of Domestic
Violence & Child Abuse
I Heard Your Cry
Combating Domestic Violence , Child Abuse & Sexual Abuse
Sandra Collins is the President and Founder of Handle Me \ 1/ith Care Dolls , Inc . and I Heard Your C1y Foundation . These organizations are at the foref r ont fighting to resolve the issue of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in our cities , state and nation . \ 1/ith the main focus being placed on the acts of abuse and neglect , many times the faces of abuse and neglect are forgotten and in some cases completely overlooked . Sadly , these are faces of children who don ' t have a voice . " If there is a c1y for help , why not handle it with care ?" said Collins .
Sandra and her 501c3 non-profit organizations provide dolls to comfort women and children who have experienced Domestic Violence , Child Abuse or Sexual Abuse as a form of therapy and encouragement to help them cope and survive . \ iV e are all aware of the increase of Domestic , Child and Sexual abuse in our society today , which produces an increase need for us to become more mindful of the cause , culture , criminality and cure for these abuses .
According to Domestic Violence Statistics ( 2014 ):
Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten .
Around the world , at least one in eve1y three women has been beaten , coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime . Most often , the abuser is a member of her own family .
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injmy to women-more than car accidents , muggings , and rapes combiued .
Studies suggest that up to 10 million children v \ ritness some fonn of domestic violence annually .
� Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls who have been in a relationship said a boyf r iend threatened violence or self-hann if presented with a breakup .
Eve1y day in the US , more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyf r iends .
Ninety-two percent of women surveyed listed reducing domestic violence and sexual assault as their top concern .
Program Success 28 December 2017
Collins is CEO of I Heard Your Cry Foundation and Handle Me With Care Dolls . She and supporters are collecting and distributing dolls to others as a form of therapy and encouragement to cope and sm , rive domestic violence and sexual abuse .