This week Blaze and The Butterfly delve into the formidable subject of Domestic Violence. Bringing awareness to statistics, warning signs, and surviving, the Ladies give you starting information and tips/tools to educate and/or help yourself if you or someone you know is in need. 

The Butterfly would like to personally dedicate this Episode to her friend who was a tragic victim of Domestic Violence: Luevenia “VeVe” Gardner June 9, 1985 - May 21, 2021.

Call 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or Text "START" to 1.800.799.SAFE (7233)

VeVe’s News Story

• https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/5/28/22458294/henry-taylor-murder-luevenia-gardner-deering-hoxie-gasoline

Articles or Sites Mentioned:

• https://www.projectsanctuary.org/dv/some-statistics-about-domestic-violence/
• https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/domestic-violence-against-black-women-rising-during-pandemic
• https://www.thehotline.org/resources/signs-of-love-bombing/  - Netflix Series “YOU” Great example 
• https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/warning-signs-of-abuse/
• https://www.gov.nl.ca/vpi/files/nine_types_of_violence.pdf
• https://www.who.int/news/item/09-03-2021-devastatingly-pervasive-1-in-3-women-globally-experience-violence
• https://www.thehotline.org/
• https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/domestic-violence-by-state

Books- 

Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free

by Elaine Weiss  

No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us 

by Rachel Louise Snyder  

Why Does He Do That? : Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men Paperback 

by Lundy Bancroft

Remember; Black Lives Matter.

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