If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, there is confidential help available on Vashon Island.
Since 2012, DOVE has been helping victims of domestic violence and providing community-based education in an effort to reduce interpersonal harm.
So, what does that mean? On the DOVE website are these heartening words:
“If you need help you can get help. Remember you are not alone. It is not your fault. You deserve happy healthy relationships. Domestic violence can happen to anyone regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, religion or gender. It can look different for everyone and may include emotional and/or psychological abuse, economic abuse, physical violence or sexual assault. Abuse affects people of all income and education levels and can happen to intimate partn