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September 2023: Toxic Triangulation – Third-Party Manipulation
Abuse is not always easy to recognize. While some forms of abuse leave obvious bruises or hateful words ringing in the victim’s ears, there are other stealthy techniques abusers use to influence and control their victims so that they don’t even notice it is happening....
August 2023: The Long History of Domestic Violence and the Development of DVSN
Domestic Violence Service Network, Inc.’s new fiscal year began last month, in July 2023. This year, we are celebrating our 25th anniversary! Over the last quarter century, DVSN has grown leaps and bounds and has been able to provide tens of thousands of people with...
July 2023: More Than Just Words – The Entangled Tempest of Verbal, Emotional, Psychological Abuse
Not all abuse is physical. There are numerous types of abuse and abusive tactics other than bodily harm that are equally or often times more detrimental to the victim. Verbal abuse is an extremely common and enormously hurtful form of abuse, the effects of which can...
June 2023: Where Can I Go? Abuse Survivor Housing Options
Choosing to leave an abusive partner is not an easy or straightforward thing to do. In fact, it is the most dangerous time for victims. Learn more about reasons victims stay with abusers in DVSN’s July 2022 blog post, “Why It’s Not Always Safe/Right to Leave an...
May 2023: The Enduring Impact of Abuse on Mental Health
Mental health is a broad term that covers a number of illnesses ranging from insomnia, anxiety, and depression to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are significant links...
April 2023: The Complexities of Reproductive Coercion
There are numerous types of abuse from physical and verbal to emotional, spiritual, financial, and technological. While abusers use a variety of tactics to exert power in these different spheres, many of these tactics boil down to the same thing: coercive control....
March 2023: Disabilities and Domestic Violence
One in four adults in the United States has some type of disability (CDC). Three out of four people with disabilities experience some form of abuse (NCADV). People with disabilities are four to ten times more likely to be victimized than people without disabilities...
February 2023: Learning Through Listening – Popular Podcasts on Domestic Violence
Podcasts are the modern anywhere, anytime talk-radio. From education to entertainment, a few minutes to a few hours in length, there are currently over half a million active podcasts available to listen to on iTunes alone. Anyone with a microphone and a little bit of...
January 2023: New Year’s Resolutions – Helpful or Harmful?
2023 is off and running! Now is a time of new beginnings, fresh starts. When that calendar flips over to January 1st, it triggers a benchmark to launch goals and make positive changes. For many, that means new year’s resolutions. Resolutions are based in hope – a word...