Escabags: Helping Victims Escape Domestic Violence

The most dangerous time for domestic violence victims is when trying to escape the abuse.

Escabags was founded by Stacy Jane, and provides ‘escape bags’ equipped with essential items so people don’t have to go back home for supplies. Over the past 5 years, 23,000 bags have been distributed, helping women, children, and men to escape abuse more safely.

To Help a Victim of Domestic Violence, Listen and Believe Them

Listening and believing a victim’s story, respecting their choices, and offering practical help, could be the lifeline that helps someone break free from domestic violence. That’s the advice of Helping Hands panellists Lilly McKeich (Salvation Army National Domestic and Family Violence Specialist); Stacy Jane (Escabags founder and survivor); and Dave Kramer (founder of the HALT Program).