One of our readers who goes by the screen name "ranthegauntlet" wrote this post on her blog and we are re-posting it with her permission. The original post was titled on her blog We Learned Something Post #1 A well-dressed, middle-aged couple walked into Starbucks Tuesday afternoon, as I sat with my computer and chai… Continue reading How to respond to domestic abuse when it occurs in public
Category: Supporting victims
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Is it Wrong to “Just Believe” Abuse Victims?
One of the best and very first things we can do to help a victim of abuse is to believe them when they come to us and ask for help. And yet with some frequency we see criticism of this point coming our way. "Oh, sure, believe her? How do you know that she isn't… Continue reading Is it Wrong to “Just Believe” Abuse Victims?
