MOmentum for Change: Voices of the Missouri Movement

Momentum for Change Season 5, Episode 8: Changing Laws, Changing Lives with Representative Cecelie Williams

Send us Fan Mail MOCADSV's motto has long been "we change laws, we change lives". These policies are moved forward in partnership with advocates, survivors, and law

MOmentum for Change Season 5, Episode 7: Catching Lightning with Patty Prewitt and Jane Prewitt Watkins

Send us Fan Mail Patty Prewitt spent almost 40 years in prison for a crime that she has always maintained she did not commit. One of Patty's attorneys described the

MOmentum for Change Season 5, Episode 6: Elder Abuse with Jessica Rooks and Catherine Vannier

Send us Fan Mail Elder Abuse is closely related to domestic and sexual violence, and many advocacy organizations encounter it regularly in their services to survivors. 

MOmentum for Change Season 5, Episode 5: The Story We Share with Jessi Bixler

Send us Fan Mail Join MOCADSV for a conversation with Jessi Bixler, author of the memoir, The Story We Share: How One Sexual Assault Rippled Through a Family and Their F

Momentum for Change Season 5, Episode 4: Civil Legal Options with Grant Boyd

Send us Fan Mail In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Attorney, Grant Boyd from The O'Brien Law Firm, joins MOCADSV for a discussion about the civil le

MOmentum for Change: Season 5, Episode 3: Origin Stories with Fran S. Danis

Send us Fan Mail Pioneering social worker, educator, and life-long activist, Fran S. Danis joins MOmentum for Change for a discussion of her recent book series, Origin S

MOmentum for Change Season 5, Episode 2: Teen Dating Violence Prevention with Katie Hobeck and Janine Mayberry

Send us Fan Mail Relationship safety education provided to youth is an effective approach to preventing teen dating violence. However, domestic and sexual violence advoc

MOmentum for Change Season 5, Episode 1:Cyberstalking Awareness with Sen. McCreery and Heidi Coleman

Send us Fan Mail Advocates have been responding to cyberstalking, and the general use of technology to perpetrate abuse, increasingly for years now. In recognition of Na

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 12: Supporting People and Pets

Send us Fan Mail In our efforts to provide holistic, comprehensive services, advocates often respond to survivors of domestic and sexual violence who have pets. There ar

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 11: Civil Justice for Survivors

Send us Fan Mail Survivors of sexual abuse may choose to seek justice through the civil courts. In this episode of MOmentum for Change, Reed Martens, Attorney at Monsees

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 10: Brain Injury and Domestic Violence Awareness

Send us Fan Mail Domestic violence advocates are in a unique position to connect survivors of domestic violence with care and supportive resources related to partner-inf

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 9: Campus Advocacy with Partners in Prevention

Send us Fan Mail In this “back to school” episode of the podcast, MOCADSV is joined by Margo Leitschuh, the Prevention and Implementation Team Lead from Missouri Partner

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 8: Developments in the Law

Send us Fan Mail The First Regular Session of the Missouri 103rd General Assembly ended this spring and new laws go into effect on August 28, 2025. Join members of the M

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 7: Bridging the Gap with DeafLEAD

Send us Fan Mail DeafLEAD is available to provide empowering, trauma-informed advocacy services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence who are Deaf. They are also

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 6: Trailblazer, Elizabeth Herrera

Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth Herrera is a visionary, a leader, and a true trailblazer for women. In this episode of MOmentum for Change, Elizabeth talks about the veteran’

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 5: Maternal Mental Health and Advocacy with Dr. Melanie McKean

Send us Fan Mail Domestic and sexual violence, pregnancy, and mental health are deeply connected issues. Join Dr. Melanie McKean, a Reproductive Psychiatrist with the Ma

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 4: Celebrating 50 Years of MOCSA

Send us Fan Mail The Metropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault (MOCSA) is celebrating 50 years of preventing sexual assault and supporting survivors in both Ka

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 3: Movement History with Becky and Jennifer

Send us Fan Mail In recognition of Women’s History Month, Becky Vermeire and Jennifer Hill discuss their involvement in the Missouri domestic and sexual violence advocac

MOmentum for Change Season Four, Episode2: Youth Services and Empowerment

Send us Fan Mail Young people experience unique challenges that present advocacy programs with an opportunity to provide support and make a true difference. In recogniti

MOmentum for Change Season 4, Episode 1: Human Trafficking Awareness with MOCATE

Send us Fan Mail Many domestic and sexual violence advocacy organizations regularly provide services to survivors of human trafficking. In recognition of Human Trafficki