Safety Planning

Crime Analysis

When a man murders his girlfriend, the event is both a criminal homicide and an intimate partner violence incident. In legal terms, this typically involves one adult intentional...

Society & Culture

When a girl is strangled, the term describes manual or ligature-induced compression of the neck that obstructs airflow and blood flow. Strangulation can cause immediate unconsci...

Category

Domestic violence in Los Angeles County is a pattern of abusive behavior used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over a current or former intimate partner or ho...

Relationships

When a woman is shot and killed by her boyfriend, the event is usually the culmination of ongoing intimate partner violence (IPV). Globally, homicide is a leading cause of death...

Guides And Explainers

Domestic violence on Super Bowl Sunday is a documented public health concern, not a rumor. Large sporting events correlate with spikes in reported incidents, driven by factors s...

health-wellness

A survivor of domestic violence tattoo often functions as a permanent reminder of strength, a visible boundary statement, or a tribute to the journey away from harm. For many su...

psychology

The phrase “they run away” describes a deliberate, rapid movement away from a person, place, or situation, often to avoid discomfort, threat, or obligation. This behavior ap...

Safety

This evergreen explainer outlines behaviors and circumstances that research associates with elevated lethal risk in intimate partner violence. It is framed as a reference, not a...

Relationships

If your boyfriend said he would hit you, that statement is a red flag about power, control, and safety in your relationship. A threat of violence—whether spoken calmly or angr...