We Can Overcome

“We Can Overcome” is an Orange County campaign led by the Domestic Violence & Health Collective – Orange County.

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Quick Guide: Domestic Abuse in Later Life https://t.co/VB8AhhB9tr

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"Violent and controlling relationships may begin with overwhelming attention, sweet words and gifts that make future victims close their eyes to the red flags indicating potential abuse." #DVandHealthOC
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Here is one woman's mission "...to get the message [across] that women matter, and that these women’s lives mattered, and that this is not acceptable in the greatest country in the world."
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Domestic violence defined. #DVandHealthOC
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Abuse is not love! #DVandHealthOC
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Lobbying for Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors https://t.co/NWeMBPwucO

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"Abuse in later life has a devastating impact on victims and can result in the loss of independence, security, life savings, health, dignity, and can be deadly." https://t.co/VB8AhhB9tr

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These are just a few of the negative impacts that can result from intimate partner violence. #DVandHealthOC

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You're not alone. Please seek help from one of Orange County's many domestic violence resources. Call 2-1-1 or visit https://t.co/LuHE8pseRE for help.
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"If you just go by the raw numbers, it is undoubtedly an undercount of domestic-violence homicides, says April Zeoli, an associate professor of criminal justice at Michigan State University and an expert on domestic-violence homicides and gun laws." https://t.co/wT8JqKi16U

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A message for healthcare providers and their role in the fight to end domestic violence. #DVandHealthOC
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"From initially making their partners feel loved unconditionally and like they can do no wrong, abusers then make their partners work hard to please them, blaming and acting hostile when they do not get their way." https://t.co/dgIt1RrPDJ

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Let's stop sexual harassment in the workplace! #DVandHealthOC https://t.co/ZwfDmyzd5Q

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"Women who have experienced domestic violence or abuse are at a significantly higher risk of experiencing a range of mental health conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and thoughts of suicide."
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"While every relationship is different, domestic violence generally involves an unequal power dynamic in which one partner tries to assert control over the other in a variety of ways." https://t.co/BxvS71OHmG

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"A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that reviewed female homicide data found that over half of the killings for which circumstances were known were related to intimate partner violence." https://t.co/QAjcEpOGD2

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Domestic violence and intimate partner violence effects your health and well-being! Here's how healthcare providers can screen for domestic violence and intimate partner violence in a clinical setting. #DVandHealthOC
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Action Alert: Day of Action Planned for September 9th https://t.co/DaV8rBy9YD

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Attention all men, you can join in the fight to end domestic violence too! #DVandHealthOC #MeToo #HowIWillChange
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"I'm suggesting now is the day for us to use those grassroots efforts, the way we did to initiate domestic violence questions, into the disease of addiction and screening for addiction, said Bertin-Epp." https://t.co/40WlgAAyNd