Sexual Assault Is More Than Rape
How to recognize if you’re a victim Sep 06, 2017 By domesticshelters.org There’s a misconception out there that sexual assault is simply another way to describe rape or attempted rape.…
How to Afford a Pandemic
In the midst of all the continuous bad news surrounding COVID-19, there is some hope—relief in the form of a stimulus package Apr 01, 2020 By Amanda Kippert The world…
Gaslighting: Could You Be Missing the Signs?
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Resisting Control When It’s Disguised as Love
Resisting Control When It's Disguised as Love Seeing through an abuser's performances of "love" gives victims renewed power Mar 23, 2020By Lisa Aronson Fontes, Ph.D., with Laura Marjorie Miller Abusive…
Gang Involvement and Human Trafficking
NCSTOPHUMANTRAFFICKING.ORG It is commonly understood that gang violence and gang involvement plagues many of our communities. It is also commonly understood that gangs typically deal in neighborhood territories, drug trafficking,…
The Danger of Being Quarantined with an Abuser
Most hotlines, shelters are still ready and willing to help Mar 19, 2020 By Amanda Kippert It seems most everything is closing down because of the Coronavirus, aka COVID-19, now…
As Cities Around the World Go on Lockdown, Victims of Domestic Violence Look for a Way Out
By Mélissa Godin March 18, 2020 “My husband won’t let me leave the house,” a victim of domestic violence, tells a representative for the National Domestic Violence Hotline over the…
What Is Toxic Triangulation?
Abusers can turn a survivor’s friends, family and children against them through harmful fabrications Mar 09, 2020 By Stephanie Thurrott Some abusers use a tactic called toxic triangulation as one…
When No One Believes You
Have you tried to tell someone you’re being abused, only to be accused of lying? Dec 11, 2015 By domesticshelters.org It’s not your fault. Let’s get that out of the…
How to Make a Go Bag When Leaving an Abusive Relationship
By Staci Salazar Did you know that 1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 7 men (13.8%) aged 18 and older in the United States have been the victim…