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Intimate Partner Violence: Straight or Gay – What is IPV?
What is IPV? What do those letters stand for? What does it mean? Are you wondering what it has to do with domestic violence? I.P.V. is the abbreviation for Intimate Partner Violence. The definition of...
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Drew Peterson – Guilty as Charged
Drew Peterson has been found guilty. The trial is over. A jury decided that Drew Peterson is guilty of murdering one of his wives. Is this domestic violence? It is, in its highest and lowest forms....
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A SAFETY PLAN IS A PLAN TO LEAVE SAFELY
When a victim of domestic violence makes that life-altering choice to leave, it should never be done without a safety plan in place and ready to use. He sent flowers Because they are so vitally...
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – WHEN IS IT TIME TO LEAVE?
How do you know if it is time to leave? (2nd of a 3-part series) Not a day passes that somewhere a victim of domestic violence is not contemplating if it is, in fact, time to leave. It starts by...
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE – NOW Use Your Safety Plan
Bag packed, safety plan in place – it’s time to leave Well, let’s get ready, it’s time to use your safety plan you’ve been working on. You have finally decided it is time to leave. You want out of the...
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Keep a Journal of Domestic Violence
Journaling became my BF It can be helpful to keep a journal if you are a victim of domestic violence. If you decide to keep a journal about any domestic violence or partner abuse you experience, the...
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: IT WAS AN ACCIDENT
Given enough time, a victim of domestic violence is almost certain to hear, “It was an accident.” That could easily be part of the honeymoon phase that occurs in abusive relationships and domestic...
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Domestic Violence: Why Doesn’t She Leave?
Not leaving does not mean she’s okay Sometimes I feel we have belabored the question, “Why doesn’t she leave?” But, it just seems this question will never go away. Quite personally, I find myself being...
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Are There Levels Of Domestic Violence
Sometimes both those who are knowledgeable of domestic violence and those who still have a lot to learn about the subject contemplate if there are various levels of domestic violence. For a long time I...
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BeLEAVEing – The Little Guidebook on Domestic Violence
BeLEAVEing – Safely Leaving Abusive Relationships…a guidebook for victims Are you BeLIEVing, or will you BeLEAVEing? Have you ever wished you had a small guidebook that would give you the information...
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