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Taking the Stand in Domestic Violence: Tips for Testifying
August 05, 2020 How to confidently take the stand to tell your ...
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Nine Ways to Prepare to Testify in Court
August 03, 2020 Get the outcome you want in court by being prep...
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Officers Charged with Domestic Violence Still Have Guns
July 29, 2020 How law enforcement skirts the Lautenberg Amend...
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Taking the Stand in Domestic Violence: Tips for Testifying
August 05, 2020 How to confidently take the stand to tell your ...
Read more -
Nine Ways to Prepare to Testify in Court
August 03, 2020 Get the outcome you want in court by being prep...
Read more -
Officers Charged with Domestic Violence Still Have Guns
July 29, 2020 How law enforcement skirts the Lautenberg Amend...
Read more
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It's Time We Start Being Nicer to Ourselves
April 13, 2020 DomesticShelters.org Book Club pick focuses on self-compassion | A 20-something artist from New York, Caroline Caldwell, coined the viral quote: In... read more
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I Got Arrested, Too. Now What?
April 08, 2020 What to do if you find yourself in handcuffs just like the person who abused you | Your partner has a history of abusing you. Most of the time, you... read more
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'I Stayed at a Domestic Violence Shelter'
April 06, 2020 One survivor mom talks about the turmoil of deciding to escape with her three young children to an emergency shelter | Tricia was 34 when she found... read more
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How to Afford a Pandemic
April 01, 2020 In the midst of all the continuous bad news surrounding COVID-19, there is some hope—relief in the form of a stimulus package | The world is in uph... read more
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Money Means Freedom
March 30, 2020 FreeFrom’s new Compensation Compass shows survivors how to access funds set aside for survivors | While we can lament that money doesn’t buy happin... read more
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Ask Amanda: He's Threatening to Call CPS
March 25, 2020 Pregnant and afraid, her husband’s threats are a form of emotional abuse | Q: Hi, I'm 19 years old and I've been married since 2018. My husband has... read more
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Resisting Control When It's Disguised as Love
March 23, 2020 Seeing through an abuser's performances of "love" gives victims renewed power | Abusive and controlling partners often use "loving" a... read more
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The Danger of Being Quarantined with an Abuser
March 19, 2020 Most hotlines, shelters are still ready and willing to help | It seems most everything is closing down because of the Coronavirus, aka COVID-19, no... read more
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The Fuzzy Line Between Anxiety and Depression
March 18, 2020 It’s not uncommon for people to experience both conditions. Here’s what you need to know | People often experience both anxiety and depression. In ... read more
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Tele-Commuting Protects Employees from Viruses, not Violence
March 18, 2020 Just because employees aren't at the office, doesn't mean there's nothing you can do | With the advent of the novel coronavirus (or COV... read more
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Turns Out, 3 Isn't Too Early to Talk Boundaries
March 16, 2020 According to our survey, most parents plan to cover the topic of body boundaries with their toddler | According to our poll on DomesticShelters.org... read more
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A World Without Domestic Violence: Part III
March 11, 2020 Imagine what would happen if abusers were actually held accountable for their crimes | In this final part of Barry Goldstein’s series, the former a... read more
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History and Purpose of Domestic Violence Coalitions
March 10, 2020 Expert Weighs in on Florida Investigation, Importance of Coalitions | There has been some troubling news recently reported by the Miami Herald abou... read more
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What Is Toxic Triangulation?
March 09, 2020 Abusers can turn a survivor’s friends, family and children against them through harmful fabrications | Some abusers use a tactic called toxic trian... read more
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Custody Courts Aren't Believing Kids: Part II
March 04, 2020 In custody court, not believing survivors and their children puts lives at risk | In this second part of Barry Goldstein’s series, the former attor... read more
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