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Where can domestic violence victims turn during these challenges times when they& #39;re asked to stay in the most unsafe place they can imagine (their houses)? Here are some important facts.
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Where can domestic violence victims turn during these challenges times when they& #39;re asked to stay in the most unsafe place they can imagine (their houses)? Here are some important facts.
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@WhatAmPsyDoing @MonicaMalta7 #endipv
*DV hotlines (inc http://www.thehotline.org"> http://www.thehotline.org ) are still operating
*Many cities issuing blanket extensions on protective orders (court closures)
*Numbers lie right now, bc victims wait to be alone to contact services (& they never are now).
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*DV hotlines (inc http://www.thehotline.org"> http://www.thehotline.org ) are still operating
*Many cities issuing blanket extensions on protective orders (court closures)
*Numbers lie right now, bc victims wait to be alone to contact services (& they never are now).
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@WhatAmPsyDoing @MonicaMalta7 #endipv
*Uptick in child witnesses of DV, too; children less safe.
*Abuse can look different: medical abuse, withholding insurance cards, terrorizing abt being exposed.
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*Uptick in child witnesses of DV, too; children less safe.
*Abuse can look different: medical abuse, withholding insurance cards, terrorizing abt being exposed.
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So what can we do?? Following is a list of possible resources, thought processes. Not comprehensive, but a start. Add to it, share it, amplify it.
Hotlines:
@ndvh http://www.hotline.org"> http://www.hotline.org
@RAINN https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline
4/">https://www.rainn.org/about-nat...
Hotlines:
@ndvh http://www.hotline.org"> http://www.hotline.org
@RAINN https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline
4/">https://www.rainn.org/about-nat...
Activities / Thought Processes / Overall Advice:
* Safety plan, safety plan
* Practice self care
* Identify "pods" or community / family members you can turn to for help / advice
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* Safety plan, safety plan
* Practice self care
* Identify "pods" or community / family members you can turn to for help / advice
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Resource Websites:
https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/get-updates-information-covid-19/
https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/get-updat... href=" https://cbs6albany.com/news/coronavirus/new-york-unveils-domestic-violence-hotline-as-number-of-cases-increases-during-outbreak
https://cbs6albany.com/news/coro... href=" https://www.safehorizon.org/emergency/
https://www.safehorizon.org/emergency... href=" https://www.pwn-usa.org/pwnspeaks-blog/the-importance-of-telehealth-for-survivors-of-intimate-partner-violence-domestic-violence/?fbclid=IwAR3xPwtWlu3NbMVh78ZsykfzvRBvyEs86o9EFj1gMdMUUERj-LblbLZhlBU
https://www.pwn-usa.org/pwnspeaks... href=" https://www.domesticshelters.org/ ">https://www.domesticshelters.org/">... (listing open/closed)
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https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/get-updates-information-covid-19/
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