Identifying Abuse
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How to Ask About Abuse
There’s a right and a wrong way to inquire if you’re concerned | Have you ever gotten an “off” feeling about a friend’s, loved one’s or coworker’s partner? Maybe the s... read more
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Helping Ultra-Orthodox Jews Escape Domestic Violence
Understanding their culture, we can help survivors choose their own path | “When I left my husband so my kids and I could survive, the community left me.” The above q... read more
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When Abusers Turn on the Charm
Tricking friends and family into believing they could never be cruel is an abuser’s forte | Who doesn’t love someone who can charm their way through a dinner party wit... read more
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The Frightening Roles Abusers Can Play
Which one fits the abuser you’ve dealt with? | You’ve heard people say it’s helpful to put a face to a name, like when you meet someone in person for the first time af... read more
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From Romance to Isolation: Understanding Grooming
Anyone can fall for the clever manipulations of an abusive partner | Most relationships that become violent or controlling do not start that way. Rather, they often be... read more
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When Survivors Believe They're Responsible for Ending Abuse
Some abusers convince survivors that abuse is their fault, and survivors take responsibility for everything | One way abusers control domestic violence survivors is by... read more
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Possessiveness: The Precursor to Power and Control
Eight signs you should run before the abuse begins | We’re taught from a very young age that jealousy and possessiveness are signs of true love. If you need proof, loo... read more
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Abusers Use Suffocation as a Power Move
The potentially deadly effects are the same as being strangled | We know that abusers strangle their victims as a way to exert power and control over them—they want th... read more
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How to Survive Gaslighting
Four tactics for learning to trust your intuition again | I know what happened. I’m not imagining things. Am I imagining things? %{email_signup} He’s right, I must ... read more
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Sleep Deprivation Used as Abuse Tactic
Some abusers punish survivors for falling asleep, then for making mistakes when exhausted | Domestic violence survivors often find they have trouble sleeping, and for ... read more
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Refugee Children & Intimate Partner Violence: Part II
How to boost the resilience of children exposed to IPV | While many behaviors signal a child in distress, no behavior in and of itself is diagnostic of a child exposed... read more
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Refugee Children & Intimate Partner Violence: Part I
Effects of exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) on refugee children and ways to reduce this exposure by helping their mothers achieve safety | Children suffer w... read more
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You Ask, We Answer
Answers to your top eight questions about domestic violence | We’ve sifted through our email inbox, Facebook message board and even some old-fashioned handwritten l... read more
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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 ... read more
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My Partner Is Trying to Make Me Seem Crazy. Am I Crazy?
How abusers use mind tricks and manipulation to portray survivors as insane | Sarah’s* abuser made her sleep facing him in bed. It started innocently enough. He sa... read more
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