domestic violence advocate
Victim support worker
A domestic violence advocate is a professional who supports victims of abuse within intimate relationships or households.
Advocates help survivors navigate legal systems, find shelter, access counseling, and develop safety plans.
They may work for shelters, courts, hospitals, or nonprofit organizations: The domestic violence advocate accompanied her to the restraining order hearing.
- survivorOne still alive after
- shelterProtected place or structure
- safe houseSecret secure refuge
- hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
safety · safety plan · restraining order · counselor · support group · refuge · bruises · broken bones · red flags · power and control · escape · trusted friend · support · intervention · trauma · healing · fresh start · empowerment
- social workerssocial worker, caseworker, case manager, school social worker, child welfare worker
- Feministsfeminist, suffragist, suffragette, Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan
domestic violence advocateabuser
One who mistreats others
batterer · domestic abuser · perpetrator · stalker · predator
domestic, domesticate, domesticated, domestication, domesticity, domicile, violence, violent, violently