“We need to provide resources for them (survivors) and provide that like a glimmer of hope that there’s gonna be a change in their lives because that will grow and grow and grow as they get to use our resources and be able to get their feet under them”
– Emmy Ritter, Executive Director Raphael House
In Episode 54 we talk with Emmy Ritter, the executive director of Raphael House of Portland.
Content Warning: We discuss physical, emotional, sexual, and animal abuse in this episode. It’s a difficult conversation and will be inappropriate for younger people and challenging for some others.
Since 1977, Raphael House of Portland has helped domestic violence survivors and their families find safety, hope, and independence. We believe that everyone deserves to live a life free from violence. Their 24/7 hotline is at (503) 222-6222
And the web site is at: https://raphaelhouse.com/ but please don’t visit if your phone/computer is possibly monitored.
Kat and Kip talk to Emmy about her background and lifelong advocacy for abuse survivors and how she became ED of Raphael House of Portland. We talk frankly about the challenges people have getting safe from abusive partners and how it can take an average of 7 attempts to do so.
We also discuss how there’s always hope and how we all can help survivors directly and how we need to change the culture of our society to stop the serial endemic issues of domestic violence and abuse.
You can support Raphael House by visiting their web site at https://raphaelhouse.com/
If you need immediate support, see their page at: https://raphaelhouse.com/get-help/#resources-section-two
