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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 th... read more
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
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
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
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
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
This Is Why I Didn't Tell You He Was Beating Me

Understanding the mind-set of a domestic violence victim is almost impossible to do. Unless, like this writer, you’ve been one. | When I fled my abusive relations... read more
Building Resilience After Trauma: Lessons from Chile

Inspiration for those feeling burdened by the life's mishaps | Picture that you live in a little coastal village in Chile. Maybe you fish or sell homemade empanad... read more
How U Visas Help Immigrant Victims of Domestic Abuse

The hope is to bring survivors out of the shadows, say advocates | Many survivors of domestic violence hesitate to report their abusers because of embarrassment, fi... read more