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Advocacy Training

Beyond Physical Violence: What is Coercive Control?

Many non-domestic violence professionals and the average person on the street consider domestic violence as strictly “physical violence”. Sometimes “emotional abuse” is acknowledged. Those experienced ...
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Child Custody

Building Resilience in Children through the Holidays

Advocates talk with parents about the importance of building resilience skills in their children in relation to parenting time. Help children expand their horizons in ...
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Child Custody

Terrorized Into Silence

Being told “you are the one that chose to have children with this man” is re-victimizing the victim. You did not choose to have children ...
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Child Custody

Solutions to Cyber Bullying in Child Custody Cases

You are unable to breathe or make a move even if your ex or almost ex is no longer physically with you. His verbal and ...
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Child Custody Evaluations

Abusers Dodge Criminal Charges

Impact of father's abuse of mother results in toxic stress response by son. Father will not be held accountable for the criminal behavior he perpetrated ...
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Batterer Intervetion Program training

The Leopard Who Constantly Changes His Spots—Emotional Abuse

How do you explain to someone who has not experienced emotional abuse what happens in your relationship? This was the question one protective mother asked ...
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