From the Editorial Team
Articles
Written for people living with abuse, and for the friend, colleague or relative who has just been told something difficult. No jargon, no lecture, and every statistic attributed to the body that published it.
- Understanding abuse
June 2, 2026
What coercive control actually looks like
There are no bruises in most of these stories. That is precisely why they last so long, and why the people living inside them struggle to name what is happening.
Nopa Foundation Editorial Team · 6 min read
- Understanding abuse
May 19, 2026
Why people stay, and why that is the wrong question
It is the first thing outsiders ask. It is also the question that keeps survivors quiet, because there is no answer that satisfies someone who has never been in it.
Nopa Foundation Editorial Team · 5 min read
- Who is affected
May 5, 2026
When the person being abused is a man
More than one in six men in the United States have experienced violence or stalking from an intimate partner. Almost none of them expect to be believed.
Nopa Foundation Editorial Team · 5 min read
- Who is affected
April 21, 2026
The quiet abuse of older people
One in six people over sixty experienced abuse in the past year, and most of it happens at the hands of family. It rarely gets called domestic violence, which is part of the problem.
Nopa Foundation Editorial Team · 5 min read
- Who is affected
April 7, 2026
Children in the house
Adults often believe the children did not see it. The research, and the children themselves, say otherwise.
Nopa Foundation Editorial Team · 5 min read
- How to help
March 24, 2026
How to respond in the ninety seconds after someone tells you
Most survivors disclose once, to a friend. What that friend says next often decides whether they ever try again.
Nopa Foundation Editorial Team · 4 min read
- Practical help
March 10, 2026
Safety planning before anything changes
A safety plan is not a decision to leave. It is a set of preparations that make you safer whichever way things go.
Nopa Foundation Editorial Team · 6 min read
- After abuse
February 24, 2026
Leaving is not the end of it
The support usually stops at the door of the shelter. For most survivors, the hardest eighteen months start after that.
Nopa Foundation Editorial Team · 5 min read