Bright Sky - Domestic Violence Education and Resource App

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Domestic violence can happen to anyone.

Find resources and learn how to help with Bright Sky.

About Bright Sky

Bright Sky is a safe, easy to use app and website that provides practical support and information on how to respond to domestic violence. It is for anyone experiencing domestic violence, or for those worried about someone else.

Bright Sky can help you:

Understand what domestic violence can look like
Spot the warning signs of domestic violence
Evaluate the safety of a relationship
Locate the nearest support services across the United States
Learn how to help a friend, loved one, or colleague that may be affected

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Online Safety

Please only download the app if it is safe for you to do so, and if you are sure that your phone isn’t being monitored. The app is not recommended to any survivor who has their phone routinely monitored by their perpetrator or one who deems the app could increase their level of risk. Visit our Online Safety Guide for additional information.

How can an App and Website Provide Domestic Violence Help?

Domestic violence, also called “intimate partner violence” (IPV) or “domestic abuse,” is defined by the use of power and control in a close family or intimate relationship. Abuse can come in many different forms – physical, emotional, financial, or coercive behavior. Anyone can be a victim of domestic violence, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, social standing, or immigration status.

More than 1 in 3 women (35.6%) and more than 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the U.S. have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States.

On a typical day, there are more than 20,000 phone calls placed to domestic violence hotlines nationwide.

Nearly half of all women in the US have experienced at least one form of psychological aggression by an intimate partner during their lifetime.

If you are concerned about domestic violence, we know it be hard to find resources to help. That’s why Bright Sky was developed. Bright Sky provides a path to support that is safe, private, and accessible. It is a tool to generate awareness, educate, and prepare people to respond to domestic violence. When you or a friend, loved one, or colleague needs help, Bright Sky can connect you to support quickly. You never know when you might need Bright Sky to save someone’s life.

It’s Not Nothing Campaign

The It’s Not Nothing campaign is a multinational social media campaign that brings awareness to domestic violence, specifically the warning signs of coercive control. This campaign is being shared by partner organizations and individual advocates (like you) across social media channels to support the launch of the Bright Sky app and website in the United States. The Bright Sky app and website helps anyone concerned about domestic violence access resources and find a safe path to support.

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What is Coercive Control?

Many people don’t recognize certain behaviors as domestic violence. They are made to feel that their partner is acting out of love or care, which can make it difficult for a person to recognize warning signs or safely leave a relationship. Coercive control is a commonly misunderstood form of domestic violence that makes you feel like you have no choice but to act the way the person doing the coercion wants. Not because you are being directly forced to do what they want, but because you feel like you “had to” or “couldn’t” do something out of fear of what they say or do to you or around you. Manipulation, blackmail, and bullying are all examples of coercion. One comment or action on its own may seem okay, but if it continues to happen over time, the behavior becomes coercive control.

Become an Advocate!

The It’s Not Nothing campaign aims to help people learn the signs of coercive control and see how it might play out in daily life. The Bright Sky app and website to safely access educational tools and support resources for themselves, family members, friends, or colleagues. You become an advocate for the campaign and/or persons you know experiencing domestic violence by:

amplifying the campaign with resources from our Bright Sky Advocate Portal
posting It’s Not Nothing videos to your social media feed(s)
downloading the Bright Sky app or visiting the website with a friend
sharing this page via the links below

Every share, mention, or link to this campaign has the potential to make a life-changing impact for a person in need.

How the Press Can Help

Domestic abuse is apparent in many forms: physical, financial, emotional, and more. Bright Sky works to educate victims, loved ones, friends, and colleagues but needs help to spread the word; that’s where you, the press, come in. Be an advocate and help us combat domestic violence.

For more information on the Bright Sky US, please email us.

Download press releases, backgrounders, approved images, and other resources here

Bright Sky US Press Resources