by Naomi Senser, SHALVA President Almost four decades ago, a small group of women made history when they recognized that women in the Jewish community of Chicago were suffering in…
Financial abuse (also called economic abuse) occurs when one partner in a relationship controls access to money or information about finances. Perpetrators often use money as a tool to exert…
We received a flood of emails after the recent article in the New York Times, Your Car Is Tracking You. Abusive Partners May Be, Too. Many asked if SHALVA clients…
How confusing that we put two quite opposite words together to describe the beginning of a relationship? Confusion is exactly how a person who is the target of love bombing…
SHALVA is proud to be a member of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV). Chloé McMurray, Chief Capacity Building Officer, recently interviewed Viki Rivkin, Outreach and Education Legal Liaison…
It is difficult to believe that someone you love would purposefully try to control, manipulate, and perhaps even hurt you. It is easier to believe you are codependent, that you…
Studies show that survivors of domestic abuse experience additional health problems beyond the physical injuries they may endure from abuse, such as arthritis; asthma; stroke; high cholesterol; heart attack; heart…
Liza* made the difficult yet brave decision to leave her marriage. The divorce dragged on for years in court as they battled over parenting time, even though Liza was responsible…
When Tracy sought help from SHALVA, she was already divorced. She was on her path to freedom, but was still experiencing extreme emotional and technological abuse. Her ex-husband tracked her…
No relationship is without problems, but when there seems to be more bad moments than good, then you could be in a toxic relationship. What is a toxic relationship? A…
