via Ashley Fetters of The Atlantic-  Restraining orders have evolved to prohibit digital communication, but what happens when they fail? In 1994, the National Center for State Courts conducted a study of 285 women in three cities—Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; and Wilmington, Delaware—who had obtained temporary or permanent orders of protection against their abusive male Read More >

via NPR-  Hundreds of survivors of domestic violence have come through the doors of neurologist Glynnis Zieman’s Phoenix clinic in the past three years.  “The domestic violence patients are the next chapter of brain injury,” she says.  Zieman begins every new patient visit with a simple question: “What are the symptoms you hope I can Read More >

via Tal Kopan of CNN- The Trump administration Monday overturned asylum protections for domestic violence and gang violence victims in a ruling that could potentially prevent tens of thousands of immigrants from getting protection in the US. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision sets a high bar for victims of crime to qualify for asylum protections.  Read More >

via Robyn Sidersky of The Virginian-Pilot The first time she was hit, she said, the argument was over a text from an ex.  Sitting on the edge of the bed, Neisha Himes reached down to get her purse to make a quick exit.  Suddenly, she said, he was right there. He hit her with a Read More >

“Relationship violence is a combination of a number of different tactics of abuse that are used to maintain power and control — which are the words in the very center of the wheel. The center is surrounded by different sets of behaviors that an abusive partner uses in order to maintain this power and control. Read More >