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At New Beginnings APFV, we provide comprehensive, compassionate support and services to people affected by domestic abuse, sexual violence, stalking, harassment and human trafficking. This includes crisis intervention, legal advocacy, safety planning, individual counseling, housing advocacy, children's services, medical advocacy and information and referral to other relevant community resources.

For a complete list of New Beginnings' services, click Here.
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New Beginnings APFV is an equal opportunity service provider and employer. New Beginnings does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, creed, ancestry, political affiliation, gender or gender identification, sexual orientation, familial status, disability, citizenship or economic status. Free interpreter services are provided for those who need language assistance or are deaf or hard of hearing.
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New Beginning Advocates/Counselors provided professional support services to 1189 abused and assaulted survivors in 2022. We provided 143 awareness/educational facilitations. There are no costs for any of our services.

Every 68 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted and every 9 minutes, that victim is a child. 55% of assaults occur at or near the victim's home. Sexual assault is the most under reported crime in our country. (RAINN 2022)
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There were more than 10 million 'searches' on domestic violence in the US and Canada last year. As of November 15th, 2022, at least 96 WI lives have been lost due to domestic violence. In the past 20 years, 80-90% of homicides in WI were DV related. WI is the 8th leading state in the U.S. where men killed women in an interpersonal relationship. 52% of victims were in their 30s and 67% were killed with firearms. (NNEDV & DOJ 2022)
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  2018                    2019                   2020                    2021                   2022    
  47 homicides      72 homicides     68 homicides     80 homicides      96 homicides
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​                          *25 of 72 counties in WI had a DV Homicide in 2022

In 2021, it was estimated a total of 16,554 individuals in the US contacted the National Human Trafficking Hotline and were victims of Human Trafficking. 10% were trafficked through Escort services. 33% were recruited by family or caregiver and 13% of the recruitment locations were via internet or dating service. (Polaris 2022)

Approximately 13.5 million people are stalked in a 1 year period. Those between the ages of 18-24, experience the highest rate of stalking. 40% of stalkers are current or former partners. 1 in 3 women and 1in 6 men experience stalking at some point in their life.  (NSAM 2022)

Nationwide, 81% of women and 43% of men reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime. Among men, 25% had been street harassed (a higher percentage of LGBTQ+ identified men more than heterosexual men reported this) and their most common form of harassment was homophobic or transphobic slurs (9%).

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OUR MISSION:
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To provide supportive services and advocacy for all primary and secondary victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment and human trafficking. We educate the community about these critical issues and promote a coordinated community response with our partners.

​OUR GOAL:
To provide needed services to victims of violent crimes.
To educate the community and heighten awareness in regards to recognizing incidents and causes of abuse.
To promote & coordinate existing support services available in our community.
To offer safe emergency housing options for our clients in the counties we serve.

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