Break Your Silence

Surviving Domestic Abuse: Escaping an Abusive Marriage for My Safety

 I was with my ex husband 3 years he the domestic abuse started when he moved in together he took me away from my family, my life, he use to hit me for not doing what am told he lock Me in My room has to ask to go bedroom was only allowed one cup tea a day I did not want walk away but I new I has to or he kill me
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Break the Silence Against Domestic Violence (BTSADV) is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting survivors of domestic violence beyond crisis. BTSADV focuses on long-term healing through financial assistance programs, scholarships, survivor retreats, advocacy initiatives, and a national support line. The organization works to amplify survivor voices, raise awareness about coercive control and systemic failures, and help break generational cycles of abuse through education, outreach, and community engagement.

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