No One Deserves to Live In Fear (And How BACA is Helping Those Who Do)

When I was still living and working in the UK, one of my colleagues (who would later go on to become my girlfriend) confided in me about her abuse at the hands of her boyfriend.

Both mental and physical, the abuse was so bad that my colleague had taken to cutting herself (on her upper thighs, so the cuts were hidden from public view).

Through gentle coaxing and ongoing support and encouragement, myself and a trusted friend of hers helped her break free from her abuser, and start to live her...