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Category: National Domestic Violence Hotline

Emerging Hope

Domestic violence altered the course of my life in a way that I never possibly would have imagined ten, twenty even forty years ago. As a woman nearly sixty years old still struggling with effects of abuse, particularly chronic, complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); I understand how difficult it is to manage life sometimes even if it means surviving simply moment to moment. Today, I am no longer restrained though by abuse or perpetrators who prey on my vulnerabilities – I learn... Read More
Posted by Lynn Brewer at Monday, January 4, 2021

NCADV Applauds Senators for Introducing the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) applauds Senators Robert Casey (D-PA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for introducing S.2259, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019. The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) is one of the three pillars of the federal government’s response to domestic violence. It provides critical core funding to domestic violence shelters and programs; it keeps the lights on and the doors open. FVPSA also fu... Read More
Posted by Lynn Brewer at Friday, July 26, 2019

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