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An Online Resource Library on Gender-Based Violence.

Running a Shelter

General Material
Published Date
June, 2015

Abusers often impose many rules on their partners, and that a primary harm of domestic violence is being robbed of one’s autonomy. This page explores how to create shelter environments where survivors can reclaim their autonomy, and feel secure without excessive rules and punitive systems that echo the abuser’s rules.