Tag: economic abuse
Financial Empowerment Tools For Survivors of Domestic Violence
Approximately 94-99% of domestic violence survivors experience economic abuse (National Coalition Against Domestic Violence).
Economic abuse occurs when an abuser controls a victim’s access to economic resources, forcing the victim to rely on the abuser for financial support.
This includes interfering with a victim’s ability to obtain or keep a job, stealing paychecks or benefit checks, refusing to provide a victim with access to cash or credit cards, or opening bank accounts… read more