There are resources and ways for domestic violence survivors to promote mental health wellness. Women’s Advocates recommends the following:

• Create an emotional safety plan
• Develop a self-care plan
• Explore survivor’s strengths
• Learn more about setting personal boundaries
• Try out various simple mindfulness exercises
• Seek professional mental health support

If you are immediate danger, please call 911 or reach out to organizations committed to getting persons experiencing domestic violence to a place of safety. Please refer to "What resources exist for domestic violence victims?"

Other resources:

• Current Evidence: Intimate Partner Violence, Trauma-Related Mental Health Conditions & Chronic Illness (National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health)
• Mental Health Consequences and Risk Factors of Physical Intimate Partner Violence (Mental Health in Family Medicine Journal)
• A Systematic Review of Trauma-Focused Intervention for Domestic Violence Survivors