Category : Domestic Violence
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Domestic Violence Information
Posted on Tuesday, May 31 st, 2016 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.Many are familiar with the emotional effects of domestic violence, but research has recently exposed the link between domestic violence and chronic illness in women. More information on these findings can be found here: http://www.verizon.com/about/...
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Recovering from Domestic Violence
Posted on Wednesday, May 27 th, 2015 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.This is from a wonderful group called SafePassage: Healing in the aftermath of domestic violence is different for each survivor. While there are some commonalities among domestic violence survivors, each person’s needs and recovery process are ...
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Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 | 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
Posted on Wednesday, May 27 th, 2015 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.Highly-trained advocates are available 24/7 to talk confidentially with anyone experiencing domestic violence, seeking resources or information, or questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship. http://www.thehotline.org/
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Domestic Violence Red Flags
Posted on Friday, May 22 nd, 2015 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.This post is by a very talented writer and brave survivor, Courtney Queeney. Courtney’s article in the New York Times “The View From the Victim Room” was very moving as she detailed her experience of renewing an emergency protective order. In...
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Is This Abuse?
Posted on Wednesday, May 20 th, 2015 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.Abuse is a repetitive pattern of behaviors to maintain power and control over an intimate partner. These are behaviors that physically harm, arouse fear, prevent a partner from doing what they wish or force them to behave in ways they do not want.
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Violence Against Women Doesn’t Discriminate
Posted on Wednesday, May 15 th, 2013 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.by Sandi Villarreal 05-16-2012 | 3:37pm When you hold a woman’s trembling hand as a nurse collects evidence from her brutal rape, it doesn’t much matter her sexual preference, ethnicity or legal status. When you sit behind a Read more here: Do...
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I’m Not A Feminist But…
Posted on Monday, March 18 th, 2013 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.“A recent report by Unifem found that among women aged 15-44, acts of violence caused more death and disability than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents and war combined. Despite this dismal reality, there remains a powerful fiction in the Wes...
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Free Photos to Speak Against Domestic Violence
Posted on Wednesday, February 20 th, 2013 by Voices for Dignity no Comments.Here are some royalty free photos for bloggers who want to write about domestic violence. These photos are of models who volunteered their time and their talent to pose in this manner to help bloggers or speakers like you have the visual tools you ne...
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Portia’s Voice
Posted on Wednesday, January 02 nd, 2013 by Voices for Dignity one Comment.I don’t know where to start this story. I don’t know how to pick up the pieces of my life that are strewn all over the place. I want to scream at the top of my lungs but my voice and my basic fundamental natural inclinations as a woman have been ...
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