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…
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…
23 Ways Survivors Can Collect Evidence of Abuse
Any written rules imposed by the abuser Information about abuse of previous partners Proof that you were being financially marginalized Records proving you provided most of the child care Personal…
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…
How to Help Children Find Their Courage Again After Trauma
Don’t let domestic violence steal away their self-confidence March 19, 2018 By domesticshelters.org Author Glennon Melton once said she realized at a certain point that she had gotten the job…
Sex trafficking happens in hotels
Pimps rent rooms in hotels, then go online to create advertisements in adult sexual services pages, and finally sell victims in hotels or have victims meet purchasers at nearby hotels.…
5 Ways to Intervene When You Suspect Domestic Violence
There are safe ways to be an active bystander and speak up for those who can’t March 14, 2018 By domesticshelters.org Imagine this scenario: You’re out shopping on a Saturday…
Who Did You Tell When You Were Ready to Leave?
The reason many survivors keep their escape plans a secret 03/14/2018 “I secretly planned it with my mom, brother and sister-in-law.” “I told a close friend and my pastor.” “I…
Will He Kill You?
Signs that mean violence could turn deadly By domesticshelters.org No matter if a survivor has endured an abusive partner for two dates or two decades, abusers have the possibility of…