Written by a survivor, the Domestic Violence Survivor Handbook commits a percentage of its proceeds to Innov-E Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to helping survivors of domestic violence.
This is a highly personal work, published to help women on their journey to freedom. We can all help each other by spreading the word that each one of us can be a survivor, not a victim!
Topics presented include:
- Recognize You Are Living in Domestic Violence
- Resources for Immediate Help
- Preliminary Steps to Prepare to Leave
- Taking Precautions
- Protection Orders, Restraining Orders
- Children, Schools, Relatives and Holidays
- Medical Care
- Housing Safety and Moving
- Car Safety
- Travel, Places of Worship, and Shopping
- Employment and Self-Employment Precautions
- Addresses and Mail
- Financial Obligations and Credit Bureaus
- Bank Accounts, Investment Accounts and Policies
- The Internet and Social Media
- Phones and Safety
- What is Next? Divorce, Selling Real Estate or
- a Business
- Friends and the Abuser
- Promises Made, Promises Broken
- I Am Away from the Abuser, So Now What Do I Do?
- Steps to Healing Naturally
- From Victimization to Self-Empowerment
- Encouraging Words from the Author