A question often asked about domestic abuse situations is, "Why don't they just leave?" (or similarly "Why did you stay so long?") Ellen Higgins and Deborah Hackworth explore this question and its answers with host Claudia Pahls on this episode.

After years of abuse in the form of isolation, demeaning her character, physical abuse and more, this one night that nearly took her life changed her course.

What is Domestic Violence? Ellen Higgins and Deborah Hackworth talk with Claudia Pahls about domestic violence in this episode. It's not about anger, it's about power and control.

From signs of jealousy to demeaning comments to obsessive behavior, red flags about teen dating violence can slip through undetected. For Tori, her teen dating violence story ended with her safely out of the relationship. It's not always that way.

How do you recognize dating violence in your teenager's relationship? Is jealousy a red flag? What about wanting to know "Who are you texting and talking to?" a normal part of teen dating?