My 16-year-old daughter was terrified when my father-in-law threw her out at midnight and gave her room to her cousin.

of them at Lake Erie. She painted her bedroom deep blue and placed a small brass sign on her desk that Rachel bought for her. It said: Safe Here.

Spring arrived slowly.

By April, Emma joined the school newspaper. Her first article was about student safety during family emergencies. She did not identify herself. She did not name Richard. But Daniel cried continue reading …