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How Women Can Be Allies to Women
We live in a post #Metoo world. A world where when Alyssa Milano tweeted " If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted...
Oct 18, 2019


The Urgency to Fund the Violence Against Women Act ( VAWA)
Regarding the urgency to fund the Violence Against Women Act, Daya and sister organizations release the following statement.
Oct 16, 2019


Faces of Daya: Vijay
Vijay is a native Houstonian and a dedicated volunteer at Daya who is always ready to step up and help with whatever needs to be done....
Oct 11, 2019


How Men Can Be Allies To Women
Being an ally takes some work, but we promise it is so worth it! Here's how men can be allies to women: 1. Be aware The patriarchy is a...
Oct 9, 2019


October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Today we kick off Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s natural to think of domestic violence as a private issue – it happens behind...
Oct 1, 2019


Innovative Treatment for Trauma
Since 2016, Daya has provided Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) treatment to help clients process their trauma. After...
Sep 16, 2019


Faces of Daya: Nusrat
''When you meet Nusrat you can tell that this is not an ordinary woman. She is a true hero, a superwoman. Her special forces are her...
Sep 13, 2019


Dating Violence 101
When we think of domestic abuse we usually think 'this is something that happens to married people only', and couldn't be farther away...
Sep 3, 2019


South Asians For Empowerment
Did you know that domestic abuse or intimate partner violence is most prevalent amongst 18 to 24 years old? This alarming statistic shows...
Aug 29, 2019


"Beta, you must give uncle/aunty a hug!" STOP!
When we grow up in a world where you hug your relative or family no matter what, denying someone a hug is considered a major sign of...
Aug 20, 2019


Faces of Daya: Deepti
Deepti has a passion in helping others, as a person who has struggled, she wants to help people overcome those struggles and achieve a...
Aug 13, 2019


How to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Assualt?
Every 92 seconds, a person is sexually assaulted in the United States.* On average, there are 321,500 victims (age 12 or older) of rape...
Aug 8, 2019


Our Fear of The "F" Word - Finances!
It's no secret that we are a tight knit community that shares our opinions about everything - education (where should we go?), weddings...
Aug 1, 2019


Faces of Daya - Aparna
Aparna Asthana is a dedicated volunteer, Daya board member, and philanthropist among the many other roles she takes on. Aparna has always...
Jul 29, 2019


5 Things Big Little Lies Taught Us About Domestic Violence
Occasionally a show comes along that makes us all sit up and pay attention. Big Little Lies was one of those shows. What started out as...
Jul 25, 2019


Volatility: A Marker of Unhealthy Love
Unhealthy relationships are often like rollercoasters, up one minute and down the next. Frequent break-ups and make ups, tearful...
Jul 15, 2019


Belittling: A Sign of Unhealthy Love
In unhealthy love words are used as weapons. Conversations that were at first fun and lighthearted become mean and embarrassing. If your...
Jul 15, 2019


Extreme Jealousy: A Sign of Unhealthy Love.
As the honeymoon phase of the relationship begins to fade extreme jealousy and possessiveness may creep in. Your partner may become needy...
Jul 11, 2019


Isolation: A Marker of Unhealthy Love
When you are in a new relationship it is normal to want to spend a lot of time with your new partner, you want to experience new things...
Jul 11, 2019


Intensity: A Marker of Unhealthy Love
Abusive relationships don’t start out abusive, they often start out exciting and exhilarating. You feel like all the colors are brighter,...
Jul 9, 2019


The difference between healthy love and unhealthy love
Most of us are know the word love, but do we know how to love? Despite its importance in our life no one ever explicitly teaches us how...
Jul 8, 2019
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