Working with Survivors in the New Era of Censorship IntroductionToday’s post will be a little different. President Trump’s executive orders on DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) coupled with the White House’s public statements and instructions to...
An emerging understanding: brain injury deeply impacts domestic violence survivors When a professional football player gets slammed into the field and hits his head, a referee blows the whistle and the play stops. A medical team rushes out, and typically the player is...
Isolated and afraid: challenges of intimate partner violence in rural areas The research is somewhat scant, but the message is clear: in rural areas, the incidence of intimate partner violence is higher than in cities, and the challenges for seeking care and safety...
LGBTQIA+ young people at greater risk for human trafficking Human trafficking occurs when a predator uses force, fraud or coercion to prey on someone else – someone with unmet needs. Anyone can be targeted and find themselves caught up in trafficking, but there are...
In the scramble for affordable housing, disparities remain A place to live that’s safe, affordable, decent—something that’s possible. For millions of low-income people across the country—but especially for survivors of domestic violence, and even more so people of...
