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  • Progress Being Made in 911 Texting : Overcoming Battered Lives

    With the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Alice Morrin, it was brought to my attention her inability to text 911 while she was hiding from her husband and could not afford for him to hear her. Instead, Alice sent a series of text messages to a friend. You may remember my story that aired on...

  • Uh, no. Just no.: Overcoming Battered Lives

    6a00d8341c51c053ef0120a6a78869970b-450wi.jpgA Danish advocacy group has a website that encourages participants to "Hit the Bitch."

    If you hit her often enough, you get to the screen that says "100% idiot!" Not to go all vigilante on you, but a screen shaming hardly seems punishment enough.

    But thanks, Gawker, for the link.

  • Looking into Upscale Domestic Violence... : Overcoming Battered Lives

     

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