Listening to Victims Can Reduce Domestic Violence Deaths
Communities have to remember that survivors are the experts By Kit Gruelle As an advocate for abused women and an educator and trainer on domestic violence, I’ve been traveling around…
Teenage Girls and Dating Violence: Why We Should Be Paying Attention
Read in app Credit...Illustration by The New York Times By Maya Salam May 21, 2019 “This is a public health issue that should be taken seriously.” — Avanti Adhia, the…
Steps to Safety After a PPO
When it's time to escape, make sure to have a plan By DomesticShelters.org About 20% of abuse victims file for a personal protection order, or PPO, according to the Centers…
Teen Dating Violence Prevention Resources for 2022
Jennifer Benner February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM), and the theme for this year is “Talk About It.” It is a call to action for young people and…
What Happens When Someone Violates a Court Order?
What you can expect to happen if your batterer breaks a restraining order By DomesticShelters.org Ideally, an order of protection—commonly referred to as a restraining order—would keep a batterer from…
Teen Dating Violence Can Lead To Homicide — And Girls Are The Most Common Victims
Rhitu Chatterjee Teen romance gone wrong can be dangerous for girls. Around 7 percent of teen homicides between 2003 and 2016 were committed by intimate partners, and girls were the…
It’s Post-Separation Legal Abuse, Not High-Conflict Divorce
Abusers torment their exes through the courts in a form of coercive control By Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD and Christine Cocchiola, LCSW When abusers use the courts to harass their…
Teen Dating Abuse: a More Common Problem Than Parents Realize
Here’s how you can spot an issue and help your child break free from a toxic relationship. By Dr. Gail Saltz Most people think of domestic abuse as something that…
Explaining Violence to Kids
6 tips for talking to children about domestic violence By DomesticShelters.org Talking about domestic violence is never easy. Talking about it with the children who witness violence can be both…
Teen Ambassadors Needed
Leaders with strong social media skills wanted to help teach others about dating violence By DomesticShelters.org Teens—we adults know you don’t like to be preached to. You know almost everything…