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Violence Survivor Finds Hope and Support at One Safe Place

Oct. 31, 2022 | 11:39 AM

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San Diego County is home to some of the nation’s most respected organizations providing services to help people escape family or domestic violence. Since July, One Safe Place in San Marcos has been providing hope and services to help victims of domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, human trafficking, and violent loss.

Health

County Warns Medical Community About Strangulation

Feb. 12, 2019 | 9:33 AM

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In an effort to save the lives of people who find themselves in physically abusive relationships, the County Health and Human Services Agency issued an advisory to the local medical community about strangulation, one of the most lethal forms of domestic violence.