About
Us
Purple Haven, a nonprofit organization specializes in advocating for victims of domestic violence.
Founded in 2015, Purple Haven has become a pillar in the community servicing the North Division in the Charlotte area. It is our goal to raise awareness by providing resources to victims.
Mission
To empower victims with a wealth or resources and tools they need to assist them with the help they need to survive.
Vision
Accelerating and advancing community-wide change by providing resources to end domestic violence.
Domestic Abuse is a pattern of coercive, controlling behavior that is a pervasive life-threatening crime affecting people in all our communities regardless of gender, age, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, social standing and immigration status.
ARE YOU A VICTIM?
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YOU'RE NOT ALONE
CALL
1-800-729-SAFE
Physical Abuse
Physical abuse is an act where one person uses their body in order to inflict intentional harm or injury upon another person.
Psychological Abuse
Psychological abuse is a form of abuse, characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another person to behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Emotional Abuse
Emotional abuse is any act including confinement, isolation, verbal assault, humiliation, intimidation, infantilization, or any other treatment which may diminish the sense of identity, dignity, and self-worth.
Stalking and Harrassment
Stalking is defined as a willful course of conduct involving repeated or continuing harassment made against the expressed wishes of another individual, which causes that individual to feel emotional distress including fear, harassment, intimidation or apprehension.
Economical Abuse
Economic abuse is a form of abuse when one intimate partner has control over the other partner's access to economic resources, which diminishes the victim's capacity to support themselves and forces them to depend on the perpetrator financially.
Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse is unwanted sexual activity with perpetrators using force, making threats, or taking advantage of victims not able to give consent.
