Support
People (mostly women) stay in dangerous, violent relationships for a variety of reasons.
They may lack the economic means to live independently of their perpetrator or they may be vulnerable to emotional manipulation by them, or believe their perpetrator wields legal control over them.
Sometimes, a victim stays because they mistakenly believe it is best for their children.
Whatever the reason, victims feel powerless to break the cycle of violence in their lives. Peace House support services are designed to empower a victim to leave an abusive situation and not return to it or enter into another, equally abusive one.
