Volunteer Spotlight: Melia’s Story
BTSADV’s own volunteer, Melia Winters, shares her Survivor Story in this Volunteer Spotlight.
Teen Dating Violence Awareness: Krista’s Story
With February being Teen Dating Violence Awareness month, BTSADV blogger Krista shares her story of meeting her abuser as a teenager and how it shaped her story for years to come.
Jill’s Survivor Story
June 13th 2020 I was emotionally and physically abused by my mom and got away by moving in with my high school boyfriend who began physically and emotionally abusing me. It was typical as it started little a slap here and lots of remorse then we decided to have a baby and get married we […]
My Survivor Story
June 13th 2020 This will be the hardest thing I have ever done, however not saying anythingis putting my life and health in danger and I can’t in any good consciousremain silent. I fear getting this out there and fear for the life of lovedones and friends and family as I have been warned should […]
My Survivor Story
In March 2019, I began dating a man with whom I lived with in the back of a refrigerated truck. The first 24 hours we were together, he held an axe over my head, and tried to convince me he was my boyfriend I had dated long-term reciting details of our personal life, with whom […]
My Story Erikah Ojaniemi, Survivor
I’d like to share my story with everyone. Let me start off here, my name is Erikah, I’m 28 years old and domestic violence ultimately ruined the rest of my life. And it all started when I met my children’s father in February 2006 when I was 15 years old. A couple of months before […]
