I was delighted to learn that The House of Representatives passed H.R.1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021, with strong bipartisan support. H.R.1620 is a modest bill with targeted enhancements that increase access to services and prevention for all survivors.
Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence. There is NO "typical victim." Victims of domestic violence come from all walks of life, varying age groups, all backgrounds, all communities, all education levels, all economic levels, all cultures, all ethnicities, all religions, all abilities, and all lifestyles.
I have worked with many women who have stayed in abusive relationships for decades.
(Men are also victims of domestic violence; I am speaking here from my own limited experience of persons I have personally worked with without any intention of negating or discounting the facts as to the occurrence of male victims of domestic violence.)Â
Countless times, women, who have children with their abu...
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