


By: Hope Talieh, Legal Advocacy Program Manager At Human Options we know all too well the depth of trauma survivors of relationship violence experience. We see it in their faces

By Maricela Rios-Faust, Chief Executive Officer of Human Options Words are powerful. They can cause a listener to feel strong emotions because of a person’s past experiences, beliefs, or ideals.



By Mieka Bledsoe, MS, LMFT , Program Supervisor, Safe Options for Seniors Robert is a retired educator with two masters degrees. He never could have imagined that he’d be a victim


By: Arezoo Shahbazi Roa, MSW, Prevention & Community Education Director of Human Options As a domestic violence advocate focused on prevention with a mental health background, I see the long-term

An Interview with Robert Farzad, Family Law Attorney and Human Options Board Member This month, we sat down with Robert Farzad, Managing Partner of Farzad and Ochoa Family Law Attorneys

Kelly felt trapped, scared and totally alone. She was in a relationship that, from the outside, looked to be perfect. Others at work often commented how lucky she was to