You Have Rights as a Victim
It’s important to know what they are and when they apply June 04, 2018 By domesticshelters.org You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to an attorney.…
SURVIVAL SEX FOR HOMELESS YOUTH IS A REALITY
06/19/2018 For Human Trafficking Awareness Month, we are exploring the hard truth on homeless youth and survival sex. Learn how you can help prevent sex trafficking. As part of Human…
Do Survivors Lie?
False allegations of domestic violence are rampant … or are they? April 03, 2017 By domesticshelters.org Google “false allegations of domestic violence” and a litany of defense attorneys and men’s…
13 Ways to Endure Emotional Pain
How to break free from that voice telling you grief and pain are unending April 03, 2017 By domesticshelters.org Feelings and emotions are transient—even the darkest and most painful days…
Nobody Would Have Been Surprised If I Had Died
She says everyone knew she was living with an abuser growing up. No one intervened May 30, 2018 By Katherine Fugate It starts somewhere. It starts in the home. I…
The Connection between Trafficking & Trauma
The Connection between Trafficking & Trauma Anti-Human trafficking groups are interested in the ACEs study because it provides information about how to treat and care for victims of trafficking who…
Special Announcement from Hyde County Hotline
Hyde County Hotline strongly opposes hitting, punching, kicking, biting or any physical abuse toward any child, including retaliation by those who have been bullied.
Profiling an Abuser: 6 Signs You Should Pay Attention To
Don’t just look to the past—an abuser’s current behavior may do more to indicate danger ahead Many how-to-spot-an-abuser advice pieces, including the one we wrote in 2014, will tell you…
‘I Went Back’
Why some survivors return and what happens next’ domesticshelters.org In an anonymous survey on DomesticShelters.org, more than 40 percent of the 366 responders said they chose to return to their…
Beyond a Bruise
Would you recognize abuse even if it didn’t leave a mark? When people think of domestic violence, they often picture women with black eyes, bruises on their arms, or with…