Evie Brown
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Fundraising for Standing Together Against Domestic Violence
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Hey everyone,
As I’ve recently had to deal with this firsthand, I feel like it’s even more of my duty to do something to help raise money and awareness for Standing Together Against Domestic Violence.
I want to put the negative energy into helping those who aren’t or weren’t as lucky as I was to get out as safely as my rescue dog and I were able to. After just over 8 months of a controlling, emotionally (and a couple of time physically) abusive relationship, with someone who was a cheat and a compulsive liar, I felt a wave of relief and freedom from the isolation and constant feel of inadequacy and guilt for seeing friends and family, and having male friends in and out of work. Even with having family in similar situations, it’s a topic/situation that is rarely thought or spoken about, or anyone thinks they will personally end up in. With little spoken about this, it’s already an isolating position to be in, as you feel no one will understand or be able to safely get you out of, as you fear for your own and others safety with the threats and words of those you’re in the abusive relationship with.
I wouldn’t wish this situation (at any level) upon anyone, no matter who they were in the past or are at present. Recently, the laws have changed to include emotional and psychological abuse in the domestic abuse umbrella, making it so much easier to speak out and (hopefully) be taken more seriously by everyone, especially those in positions of authority.
Statistics:
• Around 1.9 million adults between 16-59 were involved in domestic abuse in the year leading to March 2017 (of which 1.1million the police recorded).
• 49/100 cases there were arrests in the year leading up to June 2017.
• 70% of cases were females.
These were the stats of those who were in a safe enough situation to report the abuse, so in reality the number can only be estimated.
Please take the couple of minutes out of your time to help this charity. Thank you.
Evie
As I’ve recently had to deal with this firsthand, I feel like it’s even more of my duty to do something to help raise money and awareness for Standing Together Against Domestic Violence.
I want to put the negative energy into helping those who aren’t or weren’t as lucky as I was to get out as safely as my rescue dog and I were able to. After just over 8 months of a controlling, emotionally (and a couple of time physically) abusive relationship, with someone who was a cheat and a compulsive liar, I felt a wave of relief and freedom from the isolation and constant feel of inadequacy and guilt for seeing friends and family, and having male friends in and out of work. Even with having family in similar situations, it’s a topic/situation that is rarely thought or spoken about, or anyone thinks they will personally end up in. With little spoken about this, it’s already an isolating position to be in, as you feel no one will understand or be able to safely get you out of, as you fear for your own and others safety with the threats and words of those you’re in the abusive relationship with.
I wouldn’t wish this situation (at any level) upon anyone, no matter who they were in the past or are at present. Recently, the laws have changed to include emotional and psychological abuse in the domestic abuse umbrella, making it so much easier to speak out and (hopefully) be taken more seriously by everyone, especially those in positions of authority.
Statistics:
• Around 1.9 million adults between 16-59 were involved in domestic abuse in the year leading to March 2017 (of which 1.1million the police recorded).
• 49/100 cases there were arrests in the year leading up to June 2017.
• 70% of cases were females.
These were the stats of those who were in a safe enough situation to report the abuse, so in reality the number can only be estimated.
Please take the couple of minutes out of your time to help this charity. Thank you.
Evie