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- Lack of transportation, both public and private is a major barrier
to seeking help.
- Battered women who live in remote places may be prevented from leaving
or contacting others.
- Victims may not have a phone or access to phone services. They may
not be able to make long distance calls.
- Roads may be poor or impassable due to weather.
- Neighbors might be unwilling or afraid to become involved or they
may be extended family, which can complicate matters further.
- Seasonal work may create long periods of being alone with the abuser.
- Tools and hunting weapons are easily accessible. Because medical
services are often inaccessible, injuries may have healed before medical
attention can be obtained.
- Jobs, housing, child-care, health services, education, vocational
training and livable wages are often unavailable.
- Traditional attitudes about appropriate roles for men and women
may still prevail.
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