Under normal circumstances, a home is supposed to be a safe place away from the sometimes cruel world outside. For victims of domestic violence, however, the opposite can be true. Instead of being a safe haven, homes can become abusive prisons that are far from safe.
Sadly, family and domestic violence is all too common in the United States and affects as many as 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men. The most affected group includes women between the ages of 18 and 34 who often have young children.
Whether you’re male or female, a single mother, or any other category, if you’re a survivor of domestic violence and you don’t feel safe in your home, we can help. As specialists in transitional housing in Northern California, the team at Harmony Homes for Healing offers domestic violence safe homes, which we describe in more detail below.
We want to first make sure that we’re all on the same page when it comes to what defines domestic violence — and this definition continues to change to keep up with modern times.
There are more obvious qualifiers for domestic violence, but there are also subtle ways in which a person can feel unsafe in their own homes. To give you an idea, here are ways in which domestic violence can be perpetrated:
With the Internet as part of the picture, domestic abuse can also include cyber stalking and doxxing (revealing a person’s identity and location to the public).
The bottom line is that if you feel that you and your family live in more of a prison than a home, it’s time to seek a safer alternative.
As the name suggests, our top priority when it comes to housing assistance for survivors of domestic abuse is safety and security.
Our domestic violence safe homes take security very seriously, and we work with private security as well as local law enforcement to make sure that our homes are as secure as possible.
In addition to security, we want to provide a landing place where you can regroup without having to worry about all the many details that come with moving yourself and your family. To that end, our domestic safe homes also help with:
Our goal is to take some of the everyday worry out of getting back on your feet so that you can concentrate on healing and moving forward.
Not only do our domestic violence safe homes provide you with a stable roof over your head, but we also provide access to services that help you start over, such as:
So, if you’re feeling like you’re stuck and without options, we assure you that options (and safety) do exist, and we’re here to help provide you a path forward.
To learn more about our domestic violence safe homes, we invite you to contact us to speak to one of our representatives. Our services cover most of Northern California, including Solano, Yolo, Sonoma, and Napa Counties.