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Category Archives for "Domestic Violence"

0 Should Guns Be Allowed in the Workplace?

Can bringing a gun to work protect you from your abuser?

2 Does Domestic Violence Follow the Seasons?

Does Domestic Violence Follow the Seasons? Some report more incidents during the summer when certain factors add more stress.

0 Domestic Violence MUST READ Articles from the Web – April 2017

Hey Survivors and Friends! Welcome to our monthly feature “MUST READ Articles from the Web”. Each month, I will share a few interesting and informative articles I have come across. Please read, share and learn.

0 Domestic Violence Risk Assessment Tools

The following risk assessment tools were first published on DomesticShelters.org

1 PTSD Triggers of a Domestic Violence Survivor

So, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I want to add an experience and a message to those wonderful people who enter our lives after the abuser is gone. Let me set the stage: On Saturday, October 18th, 1986 I was preparing to celebrate my 2 year wedding anniversary with my husband. I was 26 days post-partum. I […]

0 Stockholm Syndrome: Do you have an employee who suffers?

Have you ever dealt with an employee who had signs and symptoms of domestic abuse, but loved, defended and protected the abuser? Some experts call this reaction Stockholm Syndrome or Trauma Bond. While hard to understand, the realities exist that an employee who suffers violently from abuse at home may allow this situation to escalate […]

0 SAFE Act Introduced to Protect Domestic Violence Survivors in the Workplace

Women and men across the country are driven from their jobs and homes annually due to relentless abusers. My hope is that one day soon employers will realize the severity of domestic violence realities and willingly participate in the effort to protect workers who stand to lose everything.

0 Grace Under Fire: Domestic Violence Laughter, Okay or Not?

Do you remember this sitcom? Brett Butler, a comedian from Alpharetta, GA, played a struggling single mom of three children under the age of 12. She had endured a straight out of high school marriage of 10+ years to a man who hit her, cheated on her, and drank on a regular basis. Now she was working on her New […]