Although this information is seen nationally, Reach Out Speak Out is based in Florida. We are veryaware of something called hurricane season. We are told to prepare months in advance. If we have lived through a hurricane, we know that it is not something that we can play around with.The Tampa Bay region was hit with three hurricanes and two that were so destructive that manypeople still are not in their homes.
As we think about the destruction of a weather hurricane, we at Reach Out Speak Out mustdeal with the hurricanes of domestic violence within homes. Unfortunately, there is not a“season” that domestic violence occurs. In fact, it is an hourly occurrance in some homes. Itdoesn’t matter if it is spring, summer, fall or winter.
On our website (ReachOutSpeakOut.org) we have a hurricane guide. The same things that you would need to prepare if your city was alerted of a hurricane are the things that you asa victim of domestic violence need to prepare to leave in a safe way.In the next following weeks we will walk you through a simple way to prepare for the hurricanes in your life.
