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How to recognize the signs of an abuse that leaves no bruises February 20, 2017 By domesticshelters.org People often think that domestic violence means physical hostility—fistfights, shoving matches, hair-pulling, strangulation,…
February 15, 2017 By domesticshelters.org Technology has given us many gifts: Phones that are also cameras. Cars that read our text messages out loud for us. An entire library inside…
What is Human Trafficking? The Trafficking Victims’ Protection Act defines human trafficking as: a) sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or…
Follow one women’s journey through a year of living in domestic violence. At the video’s conclusion, she holds up a sign that reads, “Help me, I don’t know if I’ll…
Every year, approximately 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner. It is also known that 3 in 4 parents have never talked to their…
Ask yourself these questions June 12, 2015 By domesticshelters.org When people think of abuse, what comes to mind is usually physical abuse, followed by sexual, emotional or psychological abuse. Financial,…
Human trafficking has truly become a global threat to vulnerable men, women, and children worldwide. It is an injustice that affects millions of people every year on every continent and…
Zack Ballance (photo) Lake Mattamuskeet 2017 Help Race Across the Lake- Hyde County Hotline Mission Statement The purpose of Hyde County Hotline, Inc. is to work to eliminate domestic abuse…
January is National Stalking Awareness Month, a time to focus on a crime that affected 7.5 million victims in one year. The theme—“Stalking: Know It. Name It. Stop It.”—challenges the…