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Domestic Violence Awareness Month: A Guide to Understanding Abuse, Finding Support, and Healing
Start here for our Domestic Violence Awareness Month series: why abuse is so often missed, what each article covers, and the order we…
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Domestic Violence
Understanding Domestic Violence: a 15-part series from Lindsey Tong, LCSW, written for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Learn to recognize coercive control, digital and financial abuse, why leaving is so hard, and what healing can look like, for yourself or someone you love. If you are in danger, call 911 or the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (text START to 88788).
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Domestic Violence and Mental Health: Recognizing Abuse and Finding a Path to Healing
How to recognize domestic violence, including emotional, financial, and digital abuse, how it affects mental health, and how therapy can…
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Coercive Control: Recognizing Domestic Violence Without a Single Bruise
Coercive control is a pattern of isolation, monitoring, and control that can be as harmful as physical violence. Here's how to recognize it…
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Is Your Partner Tracking You? Why Digital Abuse Is Domestic Violence and How to Stay Safe
How phones, apps, and smart devices can be used to monitor and control a partner, the warning signs, and how to protect yourself safely.
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Financial Abuse: When Money Becomes a Tool of Control in Domestic Violence
How controlling money, sabotaging work, and coerced debt keep people trapped in abusive relationships, and practical steps toward financial…
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Consent and Sexual Assault: Understanding What Happened and Finding Support
What consent really means, what counts as sexual assault, including within a relationship, and how to make sense of an experience that…
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Domestic Violence in LGBTQ+ Relationships: Recognizing Abuse and Finding Affirming Support
The abuse tactics and barriers LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic violence often face, and how to find safe, affirming support.
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Teen Dating Violence: What Parents Need to Know and How to Help
How common dating violence is among teens, the warning signs parents should know, and how to talk with and support your teen.
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How Domestic Violence Affects Children: Understanding the Impact and Helping Children Heal
How witnessing abuse affects children at every age, the long-term effects, and how parents and caregivers can help children heal.
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