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  1. Dianna Melear

    November '23 — Domestic Violence

    Resources for Domestic Violence Survivors Domestic violence can feel hard or impossible to escape. As we’ve discussed in previous posts, abusers seek to control, manipulate, and isolate those that they’re abusing, which can make finding and accessing resources incredibly challenging...
  2. Dianna Melear

    November '23 — Domestic Violence

    How to Recognize Abuse The first step in getting help when experiencing Domestic Violence or Domestic Abuse is recognizing that you or someone you care about is in an abusive relationship. As we discussed in the first post, abusive relationships can happen in many different dynamics –...
  3. Dianna Melear

    November '23 — Domestic Violence

    @Ananke Ruadh thank you for highlighting these additional types of abuse. Isolation is absolutely a form of DV that can be deeply damaging but hard to recognize from the outside. And you're absolutely right that Religious/Spiritual Abuse can go hand in hand with emotional/physical abuse and...
  4. Dianna Melear

    November '23 — Domestic Violence

    Yes, great addition!
  5. Dianna Melear

    November '23 — Domestic Violence

    What Is Domestic Violence? Domestic Violence – also called Domestic Abuse, Relationship Abuse, or Intimate Partner Violence – is the broad term used to categorize types of behaviors employed by an individual to control and maintain power over their partner and/or family. An abuser maintains...
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