LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Women\u2019s Protective Services of Lubbock receives calls every day from victims seeking help getting out of threatening situations.<\/p>\n
Mikaylyn Lujan has worked with the service for two years and has seen the dangers of domestic violence firsthand. She said leaving is not as easy as it seems.<\/p>\n
One survivor\u2019s story<\/p>\n
Lujan described a case involving a woman she referred to as \u201cDelilah\u201d to protect her identity.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor confidentiality reasons, I\u2019m going to refer to her as Delilah. But Miss Delilah is an elderly woman, I would say like maybe mid-60s, who had been financially and physically and emotionally abused by her own son, who was in his mid-20s. And she had endured this abuse from him for many years,\u201d Lujan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe took control over her finances… and on top of that, if things weren\u2019t done the way he wanted them to be, or if she tried to stand up for herself in any way, she was always met with physical retaliation,\u201d Lujan said.<\/p>\n
Warning signs<\/p>\n
Lujan said cases like Delilah\u2019s, involving physical abuse, are frequent, but warning signs are not always a busted lip or bruises.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if you notice a friend or a family member pulling away, or if they\u2019re kind of being more private about the things that they used to be able to speak to you about, of course the physical signs, whether it be significant amount of weight loss, or if it\u2019s bruises, cuts, things like that. And know that there\u2019s something happening, you can always discreetly pass along resources or such as our resource as well,\u201d Lujan said.<\/p>\n
Resources available<\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Protective Services encourages victims to use their resources, such as support groups, one-on-one counseling, and connections to resources like legal help.<\/p>\n
\u201cMajority of the time, whenever a survivor is getting ready to leave, that is when they\u2019re most at risk. And almost always will the abuse escalate to physical or to a fatal incident that will happen,\u201d Lujan said.<\/p>\n
The Texas Council on Family Violence reports 160 lives were taken by domestic abuse in Texas last year. The victims\u2019 ages ranged from 16 to 89 years old.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose friends, families, anybody that they\u2019re connected to that have lost a loved one due to domestic violence, they can also be utilized as a voice for survivors who are currently stuck in that cycle,\u201d Lujan said.<\/p>\n
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