Economy making it even harder to re-house domestic violence survivors
SAN ANTONIO – A new State of the State report by the Texas Council on Family Violence found that housing was the number one concern for domestic violence survivors.
When bravely leaving an abuser, domestic violence survivors have many fears on their minds.
“It was like a six-year relationship and nothing but, you know, the domestic violence,” said a mom named Jennifer, who wanted to leave her last name out.
Jennifer was never allowed to handle money and sustained financial abuse.
“I was never allowed to say where I wanted to live. I wasn’t even allowed to go pick out my own groceries. It was all up to him,” she said.
Jennifer said she did not realize domestic violence wasn’t just physical. She has now learned it’s financial, emotional, mental, and sexual, too.
Jennifer and her three sons have been in the Battered Women and Children’s Shelter for a year and are finally thriving despite the trauma.
The Texas Council on…
