How can I support a friend or family member who is experiencing domestic violence?

you can support them, as listening to them, letting them talk to you about it.... also, you can tell them that they can always stay at your place or just even visit you if they need to get out of their home. its very important for them that they know they have a safe place to go to when they need to.

Be there for them to listen when they need it, and just to be a supportive presence even if they don't want to talk about it. If you can, help them find resources to deal with what they're going through, but don't push them to do anything they're not ready for. Remind them that their abuse is not their fault and it doesn't affect their worth as a person. Remind them how special they are even when they seem to have lost all their self esteem. Be patient, there will be ups and downs, moment when they feel ready to take care of themselves and moments when they seem to have lost all motivation. Be there for them either way.

just be there for them their is so many people that go through the same thing and no one is their for them you need to be there so they know it is okay and they are safe with you.

Let them know that they can talk to you whenever they need to. Make them feel that your house is a safe place for them to be themselves, a place where they can collect there thoughts. Also let them know that they deserve so much better than what they are going through and that there is so much help out there for her/him with what they are going through.

The best thing you can do for them is to let them know they have somewhere safe to go if they need to run in the middle of the night. When someone leaves their abuser, that is the most dangerous time for them. Try not to get upset or question their choices even if they go back to the abuser. The thought that someone should "just leave" is insane. They have basically been brainwashed and have been controlled and terrorized to the point of no return. Their abuser most likely has isolated them, taken control over all finances, made threats to kill them or commit suicide should they leave, and so on. It is like living in a war zone but in the 4 walls of your very own home where you should feel the safest. Just reassuring them that they have a safe place to fall back upon is enough. Hopefully, they will eventually find the courage and a safe escape plan to actually leave. Domestic violence forever changes the victim. Just be patient and empathetic and as supportive as possible, as long as you are safe as well.