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The Emotional Abuse Discussion

The Emotional Abuse Discussion (TEAD) is an organization that aims “is to recognize, validate, and combat the effects of emotional abuse in all forms by providing educational tools and resources necessary to identify and heal.” The organization provides an emotional abuse toolkit, “to help you understand emotional abuse: What it looks like, how it feels, […]

National Domestic Violence Hotline

The National Domestic Violence Hotline is a non-profit organization established in 1996 as a component of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Crisis line options Hotline: 1.800.799.7233 Textline: Text LOVEIS to 1.800.787.3224 Online Chat: Available from the home page The organization also offers an interactive safety plan that develops a set of actions that can […]

Team TEAD: The Domestic Violence Discussion

“This is a discussion about domestic violence, from the perspective of a survivor. These are the things I wish I had known, and the discussions I wish someone had with me.  In this podcast, we’ll cover everything from what domestic violence is, what it looks like, and how it affects not only survivors but the […]

DomesticShelters.org

DomesticShelters.org provides the “largest online and mobile searchable directory of domestic violence programs and shelters in the U.S. and Canada, and a leading source of helpful tools and information for people experiencing and working to end domestic violence”. The map can be found on Find Help. The organization provides a series of toolkits on Commonly […]

Personal Protective Orders (PPO)

A Personal Protection Order (PPO) is a court order to stop threats or violence against you. A PPO can help protect you from someone who is threatening, hurting, harassing, or stalking you. You can apply for a PPO if you have a reasonable fear for your personal liberty or safety. Paperwork to file a PPO […]

Survivors Voices

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Survivor Voices, an initiative created by End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI), is a collection of stories from survivors. Scan through pictures of these survivors and click to read about healing and moving forward after assault.

It’s on Us

It’s On Us is a nationwide effort to reduce sexual assault by focusing on three key areas: bystander intervention, consent education, and survivor support. For victim-survivors, the organization provides a number of different resources. SELF-CARE TO DO LIST

My Plan

The myPlan app helps identify, navigate and provides resources for a range of relationship abuse concerns. Protected by a pin-code you’ve selected, the app allows you to create a basic safety plan, assess your (or your friend’s or family member’s) relationship, and learn about relationship behaviors. The app is available for someone in a potentially […]

Black Men Heal

Black Men Heal is an organization with a mission “to provide access to mental health treatment, psycho-education, and community resources to men of color”. In order to apply for 8 free therapy sessions, the form will need to be filled out. Please note that because of a limited number of slots, an application does not […]