How Money Is Used As a Tool of Domestic Violence and How Survivors Can Get Help Now

In this episode, Kim Pentico defines domestic violence and elaborates on how money is used as a tool of abuse within abusive relationships. She also expands on what steps survivors can take to remove themselves from abusive relationships, and how folks can support survivors. 

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Related Links:

The National Network to End Domestic ViolenceNNEDV's Economic Justice ProjectThe National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFEThe Power and Control WheelFree FromFutures Without ViolenceInstitute for Women's Policy ResearchState domestic violence coalitionsPoint In Time ReportWomenslaw.org - legal resources for survivorsThe Independence Project - credit building program for survivorsSafety Net - using technology to protect survivorsFollow NNEDV on FacebookFollow NNEDV on InstagramFollow NNEDV on Twitter

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Kim Pentico is the Director of Economic Justice at the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Kim has been working with and on behalf of survivors of sexual and domestic violence since 1990. She first spent over seven years working for a local domestic violence program in Kansas and another seven years at the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence. She has also worked for the STOP Technical Assistance Project in Washington, DC. Kim works to ensure and enhance survivor access to economic justice and long-term safety.

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