May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we want to shine a light on the often overlooked impacts of abuse that long outlast the abuse itself. Even after physical wounds heal, and even if there were no physical wounds at all, abuse negatively impacts survivors' mental health, which can interrupt every part of their day-to-day life.

Survivors often experience mental health challenges both during and after abuse, including depression, anxiety, and PTSD. In fact, survivors are three times more likely to suffer these conditions compared to those who have not experienced abuse.

If you or someone you know is struggling, you are not alone. Contact Doorways' 24-hour hotline to learn about our Revive counseling services, designed specifically for those impacted by domestic and sexual violence. You deserve safety, respect, and healing. We're here to help.

How Purina is helping survivors of domestic violence, and their pets

See the unveiling of a new statue, Courageous Together, created by Kristen Visbal (the artist who created the famous Fearless Girl statue) for the Purple Leash Project. The statue is intended to be a symbol of hope for survivors and their pets.

How to help a friend in a domestic violence relationship

"When you're walking with people in life, you've got to walk beside people who are traumatised, you don't walk in front and drag them, and you don't walk behind and push. You walk beside them."