Domestic violence is the silent crime. Thousands of women suffer in silence as they are emotionally, physically, spiritually and sexually abused.

Silence can be deadly

Domestic violence was foreign to me. Although I was loved and protected by my parents, others rejected me. Fear of being rejected caused me to compromise who I was.

Blindly, I married the man who not only abused me but abused his first wife. I knew about it, but knew he wouldn't do that to me. It happened Years later I found myself being kicked out of my home, moving to a new state to start a new life

This...