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When do you think there will be shelters for the victims of domestic abuse from women? I had a a friend bullied to suicide by their mother but there was just n

When do you think there will be shelters for the victims of domestic abuse from women? I had a a friend bullied to suicide by their mother but there was just no support for someone who wasn't physically abused by a man in the 00s.

ceejayoz 7y ago
It's been a slow change, but it's changing. https://www.npr.org/2017/07/15/537381161/more-domestic-violence-shelters-for-men-opening https://www.npr.org/2017/07/15/537381161/more-domestic-viole...
scott_s 7y ago
There are. The nonprofit my girlfriend works for works with all victims of domestic abuse. I imagine most such organizations do the same.
JonAtkinson 7y ago
There are. Awareness is growing and all organisations which are serious will have a plan in place and facilities available. Should someone present at almost any shelter now their case will be assessed on whether violence occurred rather than gender. My organisation is in the UK, so I can’t speak for elsewhere. I’m sorry to hear about your friend, and for your loss. DV is truly horrible in all circumstances, and the effects ripple through many people.
- buzzkillington 7y ago
  >Should someone present at almost any shelter now their case will be assessed on whether violence occurred rather than gender. Domestic abuse does not begin and end with violence. My friend was never physically hurt, yet he was still tortured enough to kill himself.
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  - ceejayoz 7y ago
    Verbal/emotional abuse is still a form of violence. https://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/ https://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/ > Domestic violence includes behaviors that physically harm, arouse fear, prevent a partner from doing what they wish or force them to behave in ways they do not want. It includes the use of physical and sexual violence, threats and intimidation, emotional abuse and economic deprivation.
xenihn 7y ago
Did the person you're replying to edit their post? If not, you should consider that lesbian relationships can be abusive.

ceejayoz 7y ago

It's been a slow change, but it's changing. https://www.npr.org/2017/07/15/537381161/more-domestic-violence-shelters-for-men-opening https://www.npr.org/2017/07/15/537381161/more-domestic-viole...

scott_s 7y ago

There are. The nonprofit my girlfriend works for works with all victims of domestic abuse. I imagine most such organizations do the same.

JonAtkinson 7y ago

There are. Awareness is growing and all organisations which are serious will have a plan in place and facilities available. Should someone present at almost any shelter now their case will be assessed on whether violence occurred rather than gender. My organisation is in the UK, so I can’t speak for elsewhere. I’m sorry to hear about your friend, and for your loss. DV is truly horrible in all circumstances, and the effects ripple through many people.

buzzkillington 7y ago
>Should someone present at almost any shelter now their case will be assessed on whether violence occurred rather than gender. Domestic abuse does not begin and end with violence. My friend was never physically hurt, yet he was still tortured enough to kill himself.
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- ceejayoz 7y ago
  Verbal/emotional abuse is still a form of violence. https://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/ https://www.thehotline.org/is-this-abuse/abuse-defined/ > Domestic violence includes behaviors that physically harm, arouse fear, prevent a partner from doing what they wish or force them to behave in ways they do not want. It includes the use of physical and sexual violence, threats and intimidation, emotional abuse and economic deprivation.

xenihn 7y ago

Did the person you're replying to edit their post? If not, you should consider that lesbian relationships can be abusive.