Does Your Child Know How To Call 911?
A five-step plan to turning kids into potential lifesavers If there was an emergency, do your kids know what to do? Do they know how to use a smartphone? Can…
Trump signs law to punish websites for sex trafficking
APRIL 11, 2018 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at penalizing website operators that facilitate online sex trafficking and chipping away at a legal…
How to Spy Spyware on Your Phone
Are you being tracked via your cell phone? Cyberstalking is easier than ever, and abusers are increasingly using spyware apps on cell phones to track their partner’s whereabouts. Here are…
Smartphone Apps that Help You Document Abuse
By domesticshelters.org Retain notes, text, audio, video, images It’s unfortunate but true: Domestic violence happens over and over and often, and it can take numerous incidents before justice can be…
Sexual Assault and Stalking
By domesticshelters.org Leading facts and statistics on sexual assault and stalking related to domestic violence. Sexual assault, assault and stalking are all forms of domestic violence, and often happen at…
Can He Rape Me if We’re Married?
Marital rape is a very real—and very illegal—offense September 24, 2014 By domesticshelters.org Make no mistake about it—marital rape is a serious form of violence and an often-present component of…
This Is What Abuse Looks Like
Spotting the signs, red flags and warning signals of abuse could save your life Sometimes the hardest part about getting help when you’re with an abuser is recognizing that you’re…
Survivor Story: Nancy Wilkinson
‘I thought he was a gift from God. Then he tried to kill me.’ March 28, 2018 By domesticshelters.org Nancy Wilkinson has never been in a healthy relationship. “I’ve been…
Why We Must Believe Survivors
If we don’t listen to survivors, they won’t report, and abuse will never end March 26, 2018 By domesticshelters.org In April 2017, Kendall Brown and her sister, Kayla, were murdered…
Abuse That’s Hard to Recognize: Coercive Control
Intimate partner abuse that is often disguised as love Isolation. Threats. Humiliation. Sometimes even physical abuse. These are the weapons of coercive control, a strategy some people use against their…