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Identity Theft: What You Need to Know

Identity Theft: What You Need to Know

by hawc2023 | Aug 12, 2018 | Blog, Good to Know, Other forms of abuse

We often share personal information with the people we are closest to, with a trust that this information will not be misused in any way. In abusive relationships, however, this information can sometimes be used to access financial accounts, debilitating survivors...
4 Tips for Healthy Communication After Abuse

4 Tips for Healthy Communication After Abuse

by hawc2023 | Jul 14, 2018 | Blog, Good to Know, Healing, Healthy Relationships

For anyone who has experienced abuse, the pathway to healing involves re-learning how to establish relationship behaviors. During abusive relationships, survivors must develop behaviors that are necessary for survival. Dishonesty or unhealthy coping skills might be...
Law and Politics: How Immigration Issues Affect Abuse

Law and Politics: How Immigration Issues Affect Abuse

by hawc2023 | Jul 1, 2018 | Blog, Create Change, Good to Know, Law and Politics

Conversations surrounding immigration issues in America cover a wide variety of deeply complex, systemic issues. As these issues permeate more and more of the 24-Hour news cycle, it is essential to understand potential reasons for legal and illegal immigration and the...
5 Steps to Protecting Yourself on Social Media

5 Steps to Protecting Yourself on Social Media

by hawc2023 | Jun 24, 2018 | Blog, Good to Know, Healing, Other forms of abuse

Social media has allowed the world to become a smaller, more connected and creative place. Support networks span the globe. News spreads quickly and efficiently, and entire movements and revolutions online help people to feel like they are no longer alone in their...
Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking

Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking

by hawc2023 | May 24, 2018 | Blog, Create Change, Other forms of abuse

While domestic abuse and human trafficking are separate issues, their overlapping characteristics allow us to recognize societal behaviors that allow for large patterns of abuse. Human trafficking is defined as the recruitment, transportation, harboring, or receipt of...
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