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During COVID-19, Mi Vida, Mi Voz is shifting its focus to address the needs of the Latino community by bringing critical community resource information in Spanish.
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Mi Vida, Mi Voz se esta concentrando en brindar toda informacion sobre los recursos que estan disponibles para la comunidad latina en espanol durante este tiempo de COVID-19.During COVID-19, Mi Vida, ...10 Relationship Red Flags You May Be Missing. It should be noted, however, that just because a person may match one or more of these characteristics does not define them as an abuser.
These red flags are just that—warning signs that are worth looking out for and paying attention to. If you've endured life with an abusive partner, it was not your fault.
Maybe there were red flags and warning signs, and maybe there weren't. But many survivors agree that, upon looking back, they can see some of those early signs of abuse stand out in a way they didn't when the abuser first appeared in their life.
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10 Relationship Red Flags You May Be Missing
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10 Relationship Red Flags You May Be Missing. It should be noted, however, that just because a person may match one or more of these characteristics does not define them as an abuser. These red flagsComment on Facebook 10 Relationship Red ...
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Zahida Pacheco, our Director of Client Services, is a panelist on TUF Woman Table's discussion: When it's life or death, preparing for an emergency escape.
Thank you to host Girstin Bergquist for having us!
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When it's life or death: Preparing for an emergency escape
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WHEN IT’S LIFE OR DEATH PREPARING AN EMERGENCY ESCAPE In this episode, guest host Girstin Bergquist, brings together a fire panel of experts discussing domes...As this global pandemic continues month after month, survivors’ lives are still in peril. Faced with danger at home, the threat of COVID-19, and, for many, job loss and looming evictions, survivors are in urgent need of support. In these dire circumstances, survivors do not have time to wait.
Please join us in urging the Senate to quickly pass the next COVID-19 stimulus package. Survivors cannot wait.
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As this global pandemic continues month after month, survivors’ lives are still in peril. Faced with danger at home, the threat of COVID-19, and, for many, job loss and looming evictions, survivors ...Patrisha McLean, domestic abuse survivor and former wife of singer/songwriter Don McLean, never intended on sharing her story publicly. When she filled out a statement in January 2016 to petition for a protective order against her husband of 29 years, she didn’t expect it to be splashed across the front page of the Bangor Daily News the next day.
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Patrisha McLean survived domestic violence and is now helping other survivors share their voices.Comment on Facebook Patrisha McLean ...
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Tremendous thanks to the Santa Barbara Foundation for highlighting how C.A.R.E.4Paws, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County and DVS are helping survivors amid the pandemic. We are beyond grateful!
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For domestic violence survivors, sheltering at home during the coronavirus pandemic may not be safe.
Fortunately, Domestic Violence Solutions for Santa Barbara County, Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County, and C.A.R.E.4Paws
have developed new strategies during COVID-19 to help survivors of domestic violence get back on their feet.
To learn more about how these organizations are working together to get survivors and their pets to safety, visit:
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Navigating COVID-19 with Domestic Violence Solutions - Santa Barbara Foundation
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BY KARA SHOEMAKER | July 7, 2020 Leaving an abusive relationship can be incredibly difficult – many survivors of domestic violence (DV) have children or pets with their abuser, and […]Many instances of domestic violence go undetected; some abusive relationships last for years without anyone on the outside knowing. ow.ly/9wWU50Aj2UT
7 Warning Signs Someone Is the Victim of Domestic Violence
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According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, approximately 20 people per minute are physically abused by a partner in the U.S."Text to 9-1-1 is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stay at home orders and practices can put victims of domestic violence, child abuse and elder abuse into almost constant close proximity to their abusers and thus inhibit their ability to report crimes verbally by telephone. Text to 9-1-1 gives victims of, and witnesses to, these crimes another way to report them and obtain help.” - Sheriff Bill Brown
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Santa Barbara County now allows Text-to-911 during emergencies - KEYT | KCOY
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"Call if you can -- text if you can’t” is the slogan for Santa Barbara County's newest emergency service: Text-to-911.