Diversity Matters

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  Don't Use Domestic Violence Victims to Derail Police Reform

  Claims that “defunding the police” will harm women ignore dire problems in policing gender-based crimes today | As activists demonstrate across the country to protest ... read more

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  Including They and Them When Talking Domestic Violence

  Non-binary survivors feel excluded from the domestic violence conversation | While anyone can experience harm as a result of intimate partner violence, domestic violen... read more

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  When Your Partner Asks for an Open Relationship

  Here’s how to differentiate innocuous requests from red flags for abuse | For many individuals, monogamy is the norm—one partner, one relationship at a time. But some ... 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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  Survivor: Waqas

  Struggling to find help as a Muslim man | The stereotype is that Muslim men beat their wives. But I was the one being abused and for years I didn’t even recognize my e... read more

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  Survivor: Joanne

  Young, alone and far from home, she fought immigration issues to break free | I moved to America from Malta in 1988, when I was 19, to be with my high school sweethear... read more

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  Ask Amanda: How Do I Help My Deaf Friend Escape Abuse?

  The deaf community is more susceptible to domestic violence than the hearing | Q: What happens when you’re deaf and being abused by a partner? I have a deaf friend ... read more

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  Black Women Are Staying Silent

  Why some Black women feel like they can’t disclose domestic violence | When someone decides to threaten, stalk, harass or abuse his or her partner, what might that... read more

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  StrongHearts Helpline for Native American Survivors Debuts

  Domestic violence among tribal communities faces different barriers, laws and challenges | A new domestic violence crisis line specifically aimed to support those i... read more

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  Domestic Violence in the Transgender Community

  Rates of intimate partner violence are high and barriers stand in the way of getting help | Domestic violence affects people with any gender identity, and transgender... read more

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  American Muslim Women and Domestic Violence

  Facing myriad challenges after immigrating, domestic violence sometimes gets lost in the shuffle | Salma Elkadi Abugideiri is an American Muslim woman who wears a hij... read more

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  Fleeing the Reservation with Children

  The unique challenges Native American survivor mothers face | Leaving an abusive partner is difficult enough for anyone. You need to consider where you’ll live, how... read more

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  Domestic Violence Rampant Among Native Americans

  The situation is dire on reservations across the U.S. | One specific population is at a significantly higher risk for domestic violence than others: Native American... read more

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  The Deaf Endure Domestic Violence More Than Hearing

  The unique challenges this population faces | Dealing with domestic violence is hard for everyone. But the deaf and hard of hearing face unique challenges others do... read more