wE believe

Believing survivors is the first step towards helping survivors. Since its inception, Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) has been devoted to raising awareness, reaching and connecting survivors and victims with resources and support, and working towards the prevention of domestic violence. This year, follow us here on our our Facebook page as we share information, statistics, and more on how to work through the myths that keep survivors trapped. 

pictures from #weremember - october 2021

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Contact us at: 254.629.3223.

if you or someone you know is a victim of domestic, family, or dating violence:
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eccc hotline: 254.629.3223/888.686.3223
hotline is 24/7 and calls are confidential. 

 We Believe....
OCTOBER 2023
Here we at the ECCC we believe survivors and we believe:
- In listening without judgment
- Domestic violence is more about establishing power and control than expressing anger or having a bad temper
- Victims of domestic violence do not deserve the abuse
- There is no one type of victim or perpetrator
- Victims who choose to stay are not being complicit or asking for more abuse
- Leaving an abusive situation is a challenging and difficult decision that can take up to several years to make happen
- Victims and survivors are experts in their own lives
- In being patient
- In following through 
- In staying focused on what the victim/survivor needs
- In being a voice for our clients whenever possible

TIMELINE OF NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH:
​1981: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence hosts the first annual "Day of Unity"
1987: The first DVAM is observed
1989: Congresses passes Public Law 101-112 officially designating October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The first Monday is continued to be celebrated as the "Day of Unity".
 
—Adapted from the 1996 Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resource Manual of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Victim List (2020)

Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV) releases the names and narratives of victims murdered in Texas by intimate partners each year. Our goal is to honor these victims with a candlelight vigil to let our community and their families know that they are not forgotten. If you would like to "stand" for one of these victims and help us honor those we have lost to tragic deaths, reach out and let us know which name you would like to stand for. We will reserve you a candle to light during our Community Candlelight Vigil.  Here is a full list of those names and their stories. 

Honoring Texas Victims*

*Content Warning: brief stories on domestic violence