The Mary Parrish Center

If you’re not familiar with financial abuse, it’s a common tactic used by abusers to gain power and control in a relationship. Examples include giving you an allowance, not letting you have your own money, hiding family assets, running up debt, interfering with your job, and ruining your credit. Studies show that up to 99% of domestic violence survivors experience financial abuse, and more than 70% of survivors identify “access to money” as a barrier to leaving an abuser. This means that many survivors are forced to stay with abusers for months, even years, before they can afford housing and other essentials. Learn more about how The Mary Parrish Center empowers survivors to leave at MaryParrish.org

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