October 2024

In Kenya, many femicide cases go unreported in mainstream media because families, relatives, and friends often work together to conceal the true circumstances surrounding a woman's death. Intimate relationships should be safe havens for women, yet when partners, husbands, ex-lovers, or stalkers commit such violence, it creates an environment of fear instead. This fear impacts everyone. For those women who survive but endure toxic relationships, the situation becomes unbearable, leading some...

Former PACEs Connection employees Dana Brown (L) with Vincent Felitti, MD, co-author of the 1998 Adverse Childhood Experiences study, and Carey Sipp (R) in San Diego in January, 2024. The last few months have been quite challenging, but we pushed, persevered, and didn’t give up hope. The “we” is Carey Sipp and Dana Brown. We were long-time staff members of PACEs Connection determined to reinstate the website and the resources and information we provide to communities after the platform went...

It is disheartening to observe the casual usage of phrases like “That’s fatherless behavior” as insults on social media, further perpetuating stereotypes and stigmatizing individuals who have grown up without paternal guidance. By exploring the real impact of absent fathers, we hope to foster understanding, empathy, and support for those affected, while promoting a more inclusive and compassionate society. It’s been shown that fathers who are highly involved in their children’s lives can...