I’ve been having an ongoing conversation with a lady for a while now about her living and possibly leaving an abusive relationship. But while she doesn’t want the abuse to stop, she’s struggling with the notion or idea that in… Read More ›
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Planning for your safety
We’ve undertaken a new program lately, geared towards helping high risk victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking and harassment and elder abuse. It’s a fairly intrusive type of program, so certainly not for everyone. For some though, it’s an… Read More ›
Emotional Safety Plan
When you mention safety planning, the first thing that comes to mind are tangible and physical things. Change the locks, plan your routes, add some sensor lights. What many people don’t realize is that there are a lot of elements… Read More ›
Financial Checklist when leaving an abusive relationship
Many times trying to leave an abusive relationship is filled with crisis and emergency. Sometimes police are called, sometimes charges are laid, sometimes people are hurt. It can be stressful and overwhelming and trying to remember people’s names and phone… Read More ›
Stalking and harassment – involving police
Being harassed or stalked is not your fault. In many cases, the person stalking you may claim to love you, but he or she really wants to control you. You have the right to reject a friendship, separate from a… Read More ›
Are you emotionally abused?
Many people find that emotional abuse is difficult to name or even talk about. You’re not really sure if it’s “you” that is the problem – even though you think it’s not. It is easy to pass off the abuse as… Read More ›
Financial security and the older adult
Lately it seems like all we are dealing with these days are financial abuse issues and seniors. It is scary really the amount of scams and fraudulent activity that is targeted specifically at older adults. Financial abuse from a caregiver… Read More ›
Leaving abusive relationships and family court
People generally believe that once you leave an abusive relationship, the abuse stops. Theoretically it makes sense. Leave the person who is hurting you and then they can’t hurt you anymore. Simple, easy, what more could you want. I wish… Read More ›
Resources
Please click on the link to download resources. Criminal Harassment Domestic Violence Domestic Violence / Dating Violence Living Beyond the Murder of a Loved One Have You Been A Victim of Crime Safety Planning for Seniors Safety Planning for Seniors –… Read More ›
Getting ready to disclose
We have a unique program with our Victim Services site that puts us in a position where we work with a lot of youth victims, the vast majority having been sexually abused or something related to relationship abuse (theirs or… Read More ›
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