CAPSA was founded and continues to be built by amazing women. With International Women’s Day, we would like to recognize and thank just a few.
JENNY BOX
Jenny Box was one of the founders and a continued friend of CAPSA. CAPSA was founded after two high-profile rape cases occurred on Utah State University’s campus. A group of students, staff and community members (including Jenny) came together to create the Cache Valley Rape Crisis Team.
Shortly after the founding of the Rape Crisis Line, law enforcement began referring domestic violence victims to use this support phone line. Jenny recognized the needs for these women were different, including the need for somewhere safe to escape abuse – Jenny committed her home to be the first CAPSA shelter. Imagine housing women and children fleeing abuse in your own home. This was a true act of charity.
Jenny continues to support CASPA over the years including serving as a board member, donor and ambassador. Jenny helped establish CAPSA by raising funds to buy our first shelter and establish CAPSA as an official nonprofit. Because of her early leadership and continued support, CAPSA has grown to be considered Utah’s premiere domestic violence, sexual abuse and rape recovery center.
Jenny has been a cornerstone of our organization. To honor her service and amazing charity, CAPSA will be installing a permanent cornerstone honoring Jenny in our building expansion which will begin construction later this year.
JAN MILLER
Jan Miller was the founder of Stander: Be Independent. As Stander’s “Fearless Leader”, Jan positioned Stander as the industry leader in accessibility products, but probably more important to her was Stander’s culture of doing what is right, creating partnerships, and helping others stand tall.
Jan served on the CAPSA board from 2006 through 2018 and was passionate about helping empower survivors of domestic violence to become independent. During her service, Jan served as board president, housing committee chair, and historian. Jan lead efforts to build Independence Place (a CAPSA owned neighborhood of nine homes), establish an endowment, supported expanded therapy, and create the zero turn away fund. For the zero turn away, Jan committed her company to be the first to do payroll deductions and because of her support CAPSA’s shelter has not turned away any local family displaced by domestic violence since 2016.
Jan passed on June 3, 2018. CAPSA has renamed our annual golf tournament to the Jan Miller Memorial Golf tournament to honor her support and passion of CAPSA.
MARY PALLEY
Mary gave her time, passion, and money to protect and empower individuals impacted by domestic violence and sexual abuse. CAPSA in many ways stands as a legacy of Mary’s work. Her influence is seen and felt throughout CAPSA.
Mary was a retired attorney and passionate advocate, and she served on CAPSA’s Board of Trustees for over 26 years. As an attorney, Mary provided countless hours of free legal advocacy to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, working selflessly to promote safety as she helped survivors navigate the court process and obtain protective orders.
Mary worked with CAPSA to develop and fund transitional housing, dedicated in name to her grandchildren, to ensure survivors and their children have access to safety and supportive services.
Mary was taken for this world on March 11, 2016. In remembrance of her, CAPSA has named the Children’s Center the Mary Flynn Palley Children’s Center.
JILL ANDERSON
Jill Anderson is the current Executive Director of CAPSA and has started this role in 1997. Through Jill’s vision and inspired leadership, CAPSA has grown from a one-home shelter to a full organization providing comprehensive services that meet the complex needs of survivors. In addition to spearheading facility expansion, including building a new victim support center, shelter, and a transitional housing subdivision (Independence Place), a second neighborhood (Independence Way), Jill has enhanced programs and expanded the capacity of CAPSA to provide critical 24-hour services, shelter, therapy, and housing for survivors. Over 300 men, women, and children find safety in CAPSA’s shelter each year and over 1,500 others receive advocacy, therapy, and support services.
Jill began her career working with at-risk youth at the Cache County Juvenile Detention Center and at Bear River Mental Health. It was during her time volunteering for CAPSA that she quickly became passionate about working with survivors of domestic and sexual violence. She was inspired by the work CAPSA was doing and the positive impact it had on the lives of women and children fleeing violence and abuse. Her commitment grew during her volunteer work at the shelter where she witnessed a great deal of strength, courage, and hope in the families she helped. Since that time, she has dedicated more than 25 years to serving survivors and working to prevent abuse from happening in our community.
We are grateful for Jill’s vision and leadership. Her work has positively impacted thousands of women in our community.
These above women are only a few who have made lasting impacts to CAPSA. CAPSA is grateful for the hundreds of other women who support CAPSA and our clients. This includes the many staff, volunteers, board members, donors and supporters. We could not do this work without amazing women.
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CAPSA’s Clinical Therapy is offered for immediate and secondary survivors of abuse and sexual assault. This service is free and confidential, and allows CAPSA to support the emotional needs of survivors alongside their other needs.
Therapy is Valuable to CAPSA’s Clients
Often, survivors of domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault – traumatic events which can leave victims in crisis – struggle with how to respond. Common emotional and psychological responses such as guilt, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, or depression, leave survivors struggling and often without proper support.
CAPSA’s Therapists help survivors cope with these trauma-responses, help them overcome and build emotional resilience against stress. Fundamentally, our Therapists help survivors realize they are not crazy for struggling, for being anxious or depressed, and that the abuse was not their fault. No one deserves to be abused.
CAPSA’s Therapy Center
CAPSA Offers Multiple Types of Therapy
Every instance of domestic violence, sexual assault, and rape is unique, and every person responds differently to different treatments. CAPSA’s Therapists are trauma-informed, and understand the unique challenges associated with abuse. They are certified in multiple forms of therapy in order to offer the best support for each client. CAPSA runs clinics providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).
These clinical options ensure survivors receive the treatment they need in a way that will be beneficial, that does not re-traumatize, and helps them move forward.
CAPSA’s Therapy Service is Always Free
All of CAPSA’s services are FREE and confidential, including therapy. The emotional impact of abuse is easy to neglect when you still need somewhere to live, but healing means meeting both needs.
CAPSA’s Therapy service is available to anyone who needs help overcoming the effects of abuse. Regardless of whether the abuse is recent, occurred when you were young, or you are struggling to support a loved one recovering from abuse.
If you or someone you love has experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or rape, CAPSA can help. Please, call our Support Line at 435-753-2500 to find out how.
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Holidays typically mean time with family, with people we love and who love us too. These much-needed breaks provide a time to rest and recharge as you enjoy spending time with loved ones. However, sometimes this means helping loved ones who are dealing with abuse.
If your loved one tells you they are experiencing abuse, start by believing. If they come to you it is because they trust you and feel safe with you, the best thing you can do is to respect that.
Here are some tips for how to be supportive of loved ones being abused.
Don’t be afraid to bring up the subject. Talk to your friend or relative. Ask where they would feel comfortable talking, keeping in mind privacy and safe locations.
Acknowledge their situation. Let the person know it is not their fault. The responsibility lies with the person who has hurt them. Let them know that it is okay to feel hurt, sad, humiliated, etc. Give them a chance to vent their feelings.
Validate their experience. Let them know that you are concerned for their physical and emotional safety and if they have children, that you are concerned for their children as well.
Let them know there is help available. Encourage them to call CAPSA to discuss a safety plan and learn about community resources.
Respect their choices. Survivors of domestic violence may return to the abusive relationship many times. Do not abandon them (even when it is discouraging). Never let them believe that they have lost their chance to come to you again, if needed.
Caring for a family member in these situations is never easy, but remember that you are not alone. CAPSA can help you and your loved ones plan for safety and get connected to helpful resources.
Call our Support Line at 435-753-2500 to find out how CAPSA can help.
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International Women’s Day
CAPSA was founded and continues to be built by amazing women. With International Women’s Day, we would like to recognize and thank just a few.
JENNY BOX
Shortly after the founding of the Rape Crisis Line, law enforcement began referring domestic violence victims to use this support phone line. Jenny recognized the needs for these women were different, including the need for somewhere safe to escape abuse – Jenny committed her home to be the first CAPSA shelter. Imagine housing women and children fleeing abuse in your own home. This was a true act of charity.
Jenny continues to support CASPA over the years including serving as a board member, donor and ambassador. Jenny helped establish CAPSA by raising funds to buy our first shelter and establish CAPSA as an official nonprofit. Because of her early leadership and continued support, CAPSA has grown to be considered Utah’s premiere domestic violence, sexual abuse and rape recovery center.
Jenny has been a cornerstone of our organization. To honor her service and amazing charity, CAPSA will be installing a permanent cornerstone honoring Jenny in our building expansion which will begin construction later this year.
JAN MILLER
Jan served on the CAPSA board from 2006 through 2018 and was passionate about helping empower survivors of domestic violence to become independent. During her service, Jan served as board president, housing committee chair, and historian. Jan lead efforts to build Independence Place (a CAPSA owned neighborhood of nine homes), establish an endowment, supported expanded therapy, and create the zero turn away fund. For the zero turn away, Jan committed her company to be the first to do payroll deductions and because of her support CAPSA’s shelter has not turned away any local family displaced by domestic violence since 2016.
Jan passed on June 3, 2018. CAPSA has renamed our annual golf tournament to the Jan Miller Memorial Golf tournament to honor her support and passion of CAPSA.
MARY PALLEY
Mary was a retired attorney and passionate advocate, and she served on CAPSA’s Board of Trustees for over 26 years. As an attorney, Mary provided countless hours of free legal advocacy to survivors of domestic and sexual violence, working selflessly to promote safety as she helped survivors navigate the court process and obtain protective orders.
Mary worked with CAPSA to develop and fund transitional housing, dedicated in name to her grandchildren, to ensure survivors and their children have access to safety and supportive services.
Mary was taken for this world on March 11, 2016. In remembrance of her, CAPSA has named the Children’s Center the Mary Flynn Palley Children’s Center.
JILL ANDERSON
Jill began her career working with at-risk youth at the Cache County Juvenile Detention Center and at Bear River Mental Health. It was during her time volunteering for CAPSA that she quickly became passionate about working with survivors of domestic and sexual violence. She was inspired by the work CAPSA was doing and the positive impact it had on the lives of women and children fleeing violence and abuse. Her commitment grew during her volunteer work at the shelter where she witnessed a great deal of strength, courage, and hope in the families she helped. Since that time, she has dedicated more than 25 years to serving survivors and working to prevent abuse from happening in our community.
We are grateful for Jill’s vision and leadership. Her work has positively impacted thousands of women in our community.
These above women are only a few who have made lasting impacts to CAPSA. CAPSA is grateful for the hundreds of other women who support CAPSA and our clients. This includes the many staff, volunteers, board members, donors and supporters. We could not do this work without amazing women.
CAPSA’s Therapy Service
CAPSA’s Clinical Therapy is offered for immediate and secondary survivors of abuse and sexual assault. This service is free and confidential, and allows CAPSA to support the emotional needs of survivors alongside their other needs.
Therapy is Valuable to CAPSA’s Clients
Often, survivors of domestic violence, rape, and sexual assault – traumatic events which can leave victims in crisis – struggle with how to respond. Common emotional and psychological responses such as guilt, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, or depression, leave survivors struggling and often without proper support.
CAPSA’s Therapists help survivors cope with these trauma-responses, help them overcome and build emotional resilience against stress. Fundamentally, our Therapists help survivors realize they are not crazy for struggling, for being anxious or depressed, and that the abuse was not their fault. No one deserves to be abused.
CAPSA’s Therapy Center
CAPSA Offers Multiple Types of Therapy
Every instance of domestic violence, sexual assault, and rape is unique, and every person responds differently to different treatments. CAPSA’s Therapists are trauma-informed, and understand the unique challenges associated with abuse. They are certified in multiple forms of therapy in order to offer the best support for each client. CAPSA runs clinics providing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).
These clinical options ensure survivors receive the treatment they need in a way that will be beneficial, that does not re-traumatize, and helps them move forward.
CAPSA’s Therapy Service is Always Free
All of CAPSA’s services are FREE and confidential, including therapy. The emotional impact of abuse is easy to neglect when you still need somewhere to live, but healing means meeting both needs.
CAPSA’s Therapy service is available to anyone who needs help overcoming the effects of abuse. Regardless of whether the abuse is recent, occurred when you were young, or you are struggling to support a loved one recovering from abuse.
If you or someone you love has experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, or rape, CAPSA can help. Please, call our Support Line at 435-753-2500 to find out how.
Holidays – Supporting a family or friend experiencing domestic violence
Holidays typically mean time with family, with people we love and who love us too. These much-needed breaks provide a time to rest and recharge as you enjoy spending time with loved ones. However, sometimes this means helping loved ones who are dealing with abuse.
If your loved one tells you they are experiencing abuse, start by believing. If they come to you it is because they trust you and feel safe with you, the best thing you can do is to respect that.
Here are some tips for how to be supportive of loved ones being abused.
Don’t be afraid to bring up the subject. Talk to your friend or relative. Ask where they would feel comfortable talking, keeping in mind privacy and safe locations.
Acknowledge their situation. Let the person know it is not their fault. The responsibility lies with the person who has hurt them. Let them know that it is okay to feel hurt, sad, humiliated, etc. Give them a chance to vent their feelings.
Validate their experience. Let them know that you are concerned for their physical and emotional safety and if they have children, that you are concerned for their children as well.
Let them know there is help available. Encourage them to call CAPSA to discuss a safety plan and learn about community resources.
Respect their choices. Survivors of domestic violence may return to the abusive relationship many times. Do not abandon them (even when it is discouraging). Never let them believe that they have lost their chance to come to you again, if needed.
Caring for a family member in these situations is never easy, but remember that you are not alone. CAPSA can help you and your loved ones plan for safety and get connected to helpful resources.
Call our Support Line at 435-753-2500 to find out how CAPSA can help.