The Consequences of Huge Federal Cuts to Domestic Violence Funding “May Be Death”

Critical services for survivors struggle to stay afloat—but Congress has been missing in action.

Paris Alexander had been in a destructive relationship for over a decade, learning to tolerate the intolerable even as the abuse progressed—first mental and emotional torment, then physical and sexual torture. Like many survivors, Alexander, who is nonbinary, stayed in the relationship hoping that it would improve. “We stick it out,” they said, “because we think that they’re going to change and come to their senses.”  For the complete article from Mother Jones, click here.