If you are experiencing abuse, we see you. We hear you. We believe you. 💜 Abuse is NEVER your fault.
Help is available 24/7 from @ndvh. If you have a specific legal question, reach out to the @WomensLaw Email Hotline: https://t.co/sBmShfPt69 | #Safety4Survivors#KnowWomensLaw
Thank you, @SenCoryGardner! Critical funding for @DomesticViolence shelters and programs is in jeopardy. @nnedv urges the Senate to vote for the “clean” funding bill TODAY and #EndTheShutdown. https://t.co/eiSVJe16wc
“We really need solid funding so that we can all go back to doing lifesaving work.” -@CindySouthworth
More: https://t.co/4ooaV08d1b #GovernmentShutdown
"It's great to get a six-week reprieve. But that's not a budget. Let’s get spending bills passed, and victim advocates back to survivor safety and not worrying about having to stay afloat." -@CindySouthworth
More in @USATODAY: https://t.co/yiBktBo7DT
"The trauma of sexual violence is not something we fix. It is something we manage daily. It takes work. And that work is as messy and complicated as the individuals who live it." [Trigger warning for frank discussions of rape.] https://t.co/qzp7GX3xla
@NTFSDV member, @nnedv VP, Cindy Southworth says, “Local organizations are terrified. They’re crunching the numbers, they’re watching. They’re seeing exactly how long can we hang in there and at what point do we have to start shutting down.”
“Most of what we’re hearing is fear and uncertainty. We’re days away from programs making really difficult decisions.” -@CindySouthworth
More on the impact of the #GovernmentShutdown in @jezebel: https://t.co/iyijLoZLmO
🚨 Federal agencies that fund domestic violence shelters and programs are currently open, but some are expected to cease distributing funding at 6 AM on Friday, January 18. 🚨
Join us in urging the Senate to end the #GovernmentShutdown. ➡️ Act now: https://t.co/h9Z32iVHWk
"I would hate for any victim to make that choice to go back to a dangerous partner because of the government shutdown." -@CindySouthworth on @HLNTV
Watch the full clip: https://t.co/OaQWrFllje
We also HAVE to stop criminalization of survivors where it starts--the local DA's office. Elected prosecutors have the power to support Black survivors but often choose to prosecute them. Call on your local DA to commit to never prosecuting survival: https://t.co/0E0LgmpYUa
Gov. Bill Haslam grants full clemency to Cyntoia Brown. She will be released from prison on August 7, 2019. "Imposing a life sentence on a juvenile ... is too harsh, especially in light of the extraordinary steps Ms. Brown has taken to rebuild her life." https://t.co/J7cCIhJy4x