How to Protect Yourself from Digital Abuse
By: Rebecca Lynn Identifying digital abuse can be complicated. The article “What is Digital Abuse?” goes into depth about ways that abusers can use technology to further abuse their victims. However, identifying it is only the beginning. Preventing future abuse and protecting oneself from current abuse is equally as important. Digital Abuse is prevalent in […]
Survivor Story: He Repeatedly Broke into Her House to Watch Her Sleep at Night
Submitted by: *Gina, Survivor According to the Stalking Resource Center, stalking is commonly linked to intimate partner violence. Approximately 60% of female stalking victims and 45% of male victims reported being stalked by someone they were currently seeing or had dated in the past. Because stalking is used as a tool of control or to […]
How Abuse Isolates You
By: Jenn Rockefeller It’s not obvious, and it’s not all at once. It’s subtle and creeps up towards you. It’s so subtle that you won’t know what’s happening until it’s right on top of you and maybe not even then! What is “it”? It’s called isolation, and abusers use it to systematically take you away […]
What is Digital Abuse?
By: Rebecca Lynn Technology has become a staple in our lives, one that is required in one way or another to complete many day-to-day activities. In a world where people are pressured to get as much done as possible in the least amount of time, while still having enough time to focus on family and […]
A Story of Justice and Forgiveness
By: Jamey Sheesley Trigger Warning – This article briefly discusses events that occurred in a domestic violence homicide and may be triggering to some readers. Ciara Harrison was just 25 years old when she was murdered. She was a mother, a daughter, and an individual with an outgoing and bubbly personality. Her body was found […]
Survivor Story: As She Was Leaving, He Attacked Her with Her Baby in Her Arms
Submitted by: Amanda, Survivor On average, it takes seven attempts to leave before a victim successfully exits an abusive relationship. There are many reasons why exiting is so difficult. Some victims may not want to break their family apart or rely on the abusive partner to survive. Others hold out hope that the abuser will […]
