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How to Escape an Abuser with Your Children

12-1-23   |   By Amanda Kippert   |     Published by https://domesticshelters.org 

You’re enduring life with an abusive partner when you decide it’s time to escape. But you have children in the house. The abuser tells you that if you take them, they will file a missing persons report and you will be accused of kidnapping. The abuser threatens that you will be arrested and will lose custody forever.  READ MORE>>>

When Abusers Turn on the Charm

11-9-23   |   By Amanda Kippert   |     Published by https://domesticshelters.org 

Who doesn’t love someone who can charm their way through a dinner party with confident conversation, astute observations on the world and just the right amount of humor sprinkled in? You’ve found yourself a good one there, say jealous friends.

They’re smitten, just like you were, before you saw this person’s other side.  READ MORE>>> 

What is Verbal Abuse?

10-2-23   |   By Amanda Kippert   |Published by https://domesticshelters.org

Arguments are normal, even healthy, in a relationship. Unless you’re partnered up with a carbon copy of yourself, there are bound to be times when the other person makes a decision you disagree with, or a decision that inconveniences you, maybe even hurts your feelings. In a safe, healthy relationship, this can be discussed and, even if things get heated, the couple should eventually be able to reach a compromise that makes them both feel safe and respected.  READ MORE>>>

How Police Are Trained to Handle Domestic Violence

9-4-23  |   Published by: https://www.domesticshelters.org   |  YouTube video

Domestic violence has been found to constitute the single largest category of police calls in some cities. When police officers respond, they know the situation can be volatile for both them and the abuser’s victim. That’s because the killer in almost one third of female homicides is an intimate partner, and 22 percent of officer “line of duty” deaths in recent years occurred while responding to domestic violence calls. READ MORE>>>

 

I Thought I Knew What Domestic Violence Was

7-31-23  |  By: Shelley F.  |   Published by: https://www.domesticshelters.org

I thought I knew what domestic violence was. After all, I was working for a publishing company whose founder started Theresa’s Fund (the domestic violence nonprofit that created DomesticShelters.org). I donated out of my paycheck to the cause. Along with coworkers, I toured local domestic violence shelters to see where our money was going. READ MORE>>>

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