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Did Your Doctor Ask About Domestic Violence?

April 22, 2019 The pros and cons of asking “Do you feel safe a...
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Lets Get Real About Sex-Ed

April 17, 2019 Author of Girl Up answers your questions a...
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Survivor Amy: Making a Heartbreaking Choice

April 15, 2019 Her abuser forced her to lose her relationship ...
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Did Your Doctor Ask About Domestic Violence?

April 22, 2019 The pros and cons of asking “Do you feel safe a...
Read more
Lets Get Real About Sex-Ed

April 17, 2019 Author of Girl Up answers your questions a...
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Survivor Amy: Making a Heartbreaking Choice

April 15, 2019 Her abuser forced her to lose her relationship ...
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How Many Homeless People are Fleeing Domestic Violence?

December 26, 2018 Organizers of a one-night census hope to discover who is on the streets because it’s safer than home | In a one-night annual count this past Januar... read more
Keeping Your Cool as a First-Time Single Parent

December 24, 2018 During this stressful time, kids look to the protective parent to set an example | After leaving abuse, survivors might find themselves in the role... read more
Getting Through to Teens with Video Games

December 19, 2018 How one organization is using computer games to educate teens about dating violence | Video games get a bad rap for creating violence, but what if ... read more
Ask Amanda: Are We Ready to Adopt a Pet?

December 17, 2018 Survivor mom wonders if six months after abuse is too soon to adopt a pet | Q: I left an abusive husband six months ago and moved into a fairly sma... read more
Girl Up Is the Book We All Needed in Our Youth

December 12, 2018 A conversation with author Laura Bates, author of the second selection in the DomesticShelters.org Book Club | We’re on to our second book in the D... read more
Shelter Graduates Pay It Forward to Help Incoming Women

December 10, 2018 Former residents of one Las Vegas shelter formed a group to mentor other survivors | Las Vegas is famous for many things—Elvis impersonators, neon-... read more
Should an Abuser's Parents Still Get to See the Grandkids?

December 05, 2018 As the holidays approach, survivors may be wondering how to respond to this tricky request | The holidays are a time for family to come together, h... read more
Abusers Use Suffocation as a Power Move

December 03, 2018 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 ov... read more
Your Crazy Love Questions Answered

November 28, 2018 Author Leslie Morgan Steiner shares her survivor perspective—plus, the next book for Domestic Shelters Book Club revealed | Back in May, we in... read more
2018 Holiday Gift Guide

November 25, 2018 Looking for gifts with meaning this year? These gifts are curated just for survivors, and most of the companies give portions of their proceeds to ... read more
A New Type of Workplace Fundraiser

November 21, 2018 Instead of writing a check, companies are fulfilling shelters’ wish lists | While it’s always thoughtful to deposit your spare change into the red ... read more
States Fighting to Keep Guns Away from Abusers

November 19, 2018 Stronger state laws help reduce domestic homicides | State gun safety laws have been shifting over the last several years, and domestic violence an... read more
Ask Amanda: Dealing with Toxic Family Members

November 14, 2018 It's hard to understand why those closest to you wouldn't believe you were abused | Q: Some of my closest family members aren’t supportive ... read more
A Worldwide View on Whats Being Done to Protect Partners

November 12, 2018 A roundup of actions being taken to reduce intimate partner violence around the world—and what isn’t | The United States and Canada are far from th... read more
Do Domestic Violence Statistics Matter?

November 07, 2018 The role of numbers and stories to raise awareness | In June, the National Network to End Domestic Violence released the findings of its one-night&... read more