To Help Prevent Abuse, We Need Safe and Affordable Housing
My family suffered domestic violence and housing insecurity kept us stuck. Now I’m fighting for solutions so everyone has the safe home they deserve.
Tag: domestic abuse
To the Women Who Are Afraid
Photo credits to Nshepard via Flickr Creative Commons. Originally published on MomsRising. There’s a nagging suspicion inside you that something is wrong. He calls you names. He denies your feelings. He…
Domestic Violence is Trapping Women in More Than Just Bad Relationships
Originally published on SheKnows. There are moments in my life that I can return to easily. I don’t have to close my eyes or envision the surroundings or what it…
I went to the hospital to stay sane. I left with bills I could never pay.
Originally published on Vox. My boyfriend Scott and I had just broken up. This boy who’d once brought me flowers had turned possessive and controlling. Sleep-deprived from constant drama and…