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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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Mental Health Articles
Written by the psychiatrists, nurse practitioners and therapists who see patients at PAWC.
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When Someone You Love Is in an Abusive Relationship: Supporting Them While Caring for Yourself
For friends and family: how to support someone in an abusive relationship safely, and how to care for yourself through the helplessness…
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Why Leaving Isn’t Simple: Understanding the Barriers to Leaving an Abusive Relationship
Why leaving an abusive relationship is so hard, from fear and finances to custody concerns and stigma, and how to get support without…
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Can an Abusive Partner Change? What Real Change Looks Like and How to Protect Yourself
The difference between empty promises and genuine change, what real help for an abusive partner involves, and why it's never your job to…
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Healing After Leaving an Abusive Partner: Finding Your Way Back to Yourself
What healing after an abusive relationship can look like, why you may still miss your former partner, and how to rebuild your life.
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Domestic Violence Resource Guide
Hotlines, local agencies in San Francisco and Los Angeles, legal help, and trusted resources for every topic in our domestic violence…
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Recommended Books and Films on Domestic Violence
Books, memoirs, and films recommended by domestic violence organizations, for survivors, parents, teens, children, and the people who love…
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Healthy Boundaries: How to Set and Hold Them
Saying yes when you’re already stretched thin can lead to resentment, exhaustion, and stress. Learn what healthy boundaries look like, why…
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Codependency and Mental Health
Understanding when caring becomes detrimental to your mental health.
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