An Initiative of the
Junior League of Plano

Other Support

What are other things you need to consider?

Domestic violence is a pervasive problem in virtually all countries, cultures, classes, and income groups.  It is a complex and multifaceted problem with individual solutions that are appropriate for different people in different socio-cultural contexts.

Both short and long-term measures must be considered.  Short-term measures consist of assistance programs that protect the individual woman who has been or is being abused.  They often focus on the critical period after a woman leaves her home, providing her with food, shelter, and guidance.  This is the period when a woman is most at-risk from the perpetrator seeking retribution, or when she might return to the home out of a sense of hopelessness, commitment, or guilt.  Long-term measures seek to educate the public and empower the woman to re-establish her life without violence.

Support can come in various forms:

Crisis Intervention:

• Crisis Intervention Services
• Crisis Hot Lines
• Shelters or other emergency residential facilities
• Medical Services
• Transportation Networks
• Law that allow either victims or perpetrators to be removed from the home

• Housing and safe accommodations
• Child care
• Access to community services

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