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Self-Care Corner

Self-Care Corner

Self-Care Corner Advocates are caregivers and we do lifesaving work, but we work daily with survivors who have been traumatized and are in crisis. It involves us going down that dark hole many survivors are in and being present with them during the difficult days and...
Publications

Publications

Publications Guidance for Survivors of Domestic Violence: Love Shouldn’t Hurt Model Healthcare Protocol: Model Healthcare Protocol The Ohio Domestic Violence Health Care Protocol: Standards of Care: The Ohio Domestic Violence Health Care Protocol: Standards of...
What is Abuse?

What is Abuse?

What is Abuse? Domestic abuse is when your partner uses a pattern of coercive and assaultive behaviors to obtain power and control over you. The American Heritage Dictionary defines coercion as “to force to act or think in a certain way by use of pressure, threats, or...
Love Shouldn’t Hurt

Love Shouldn’t Hurt

Love Shouldn’t Hurt Introduction All of us have rights when we are in a relationship. We have the right to be loved, to be respected, to say what we are thinking, to be in contact with whomever we want to be in contact with, to make our own choices about what we...
Legal Resources

Legal Resources

Legal Resources Domestic Violence and Law Self-Help Legal Manual for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, and Stalking We are pleased to release two new Self Help Legal Manuals created by ODVN and the Ohio Poverty Law Center, with partners from the private...
Family and Friends

Family and Friends

Family and Friends In studies with survivors of domestic violence, survivors who had left abusive relationships were asked what support helped them leave. Survivors reported that having the support of a person who would continue to be there for them regardless of...
Economic Justice Resources

Economic Justice Resources

Economic Justice Resources Economic resources are often the most important piece of getting free from an abusive partner. The Economic Justice section of the website is continually expanding. Here you’ll find resources and links for housing, financial...
Children and Teens

Children and Teens

Children and Teens Experiencing Trauma for Parents and Children This informational resource “Experiencing Trauma Affects Our Thoughts, Feelings, Bodies, Behavior, and Coping” has two pages that can easily be printed. There are two versions to select from....