10/20/2026
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ
Although leaving an abusive relationship may seem like the ideal outcome, it may not be the safest or most realistic option for a survivor at that moment.
Many factors can affect a personโs ability or readiness to leave, including children, housing, finances, living in a rural community, employment, transportation, childcare, fear of not being believed, and concerns about retaliation or increased danger.
It is important to ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ the many reasons a person may remain in an abusive situation. Rather than judging or pressuring a survivor to leave, ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ . Your support can make an important difference.
If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, confidential support is available 24/7.
๐ (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ (๐๐๐) ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐
๐ www.wrcnm.org for more resources.
๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. ๐๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. ๐