By: Mieka Bledsoe, LMFT, Clinical Program Supervisor When it comes to understanding the complexity of relationship violence, it can be difficult for bystanders and even victims themselves to recognize abusive behaviors.
By: Arezoo Shahbazi Roa, Prevention & Community Education Director When we think about relationship violence and what it looks like, our experience and learnings associate it with physical as the
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: 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
