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5 days ago · Domestic violence is a pattern of abuse in an attempt to increase power and control. MYTH: Domestic violence occurs only in poor urban areas. FACT: Women of all cultures, races, occupations, incomes, and ages are battered by husbands, lovers, boyfriends, and partners. One in four pregnant women has a history of partner abuse.
1 day ago · Lisa Bregenzer poses for a picture on the canal-side lot where her home stood until the passage of last year's Hurricane Idalia, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla. In July, nearly a year after the storm that upended her and her husband's lives, Bregenzer has finally found hope.
1 day ago · Darlene Barrs relaxes on the porch outside a pair of trailers where she and her husband now reside during the week, returning to their Lake City home only on weekends, Friday, May 10, 2024, in ...
1 day ago · July 15, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. Battered by Hurricane Idalia Last Year, Florida Village Ponders Future as Hurricane Season Begins. More. Rebecca Blackwell. Lisa Bregenzer poses for a picture on the ...
5 days ago · Emotional abuse help is almost always needed in long-term emotionally abusive situations as these tend to wear down the self-worth of the victim; making them believe they cannot leave the relationship or that they deserve nothing better. Emotional abuse help can support a person through these feelings to escape the abusive relationship.
1 day ago · Eileen Lilley, 75, is living in a camper after 5 feet (1.5 meters) of water damaged her home. On a recent day, she spoke of her late husband and missing the screened porch where she liked to paint. Despite the longing, she feels safe knowing her mobile home can be moved when another hurricane strikes.
4 days ago · Battered women average 6.9 physical assaults by the same partner in a year; Battered men average 4.4 assaults by the same partner in a year; In 2001, of all nonfatal violence directed against women, 20% was found to be of domestic physical violence, and in men, this number was found to be 3%.
