Bleu, I did not say the hotlines are not useful - what I wanted to emphasize is that abused women need more support from society, ESPECIALLY their families in order to be able to either change their situation or escape it if need be in order to be safe.

Many abused women are victimized twice, first by their abuser and second by their families who do not provide them with needed support - whether that be providing a safe secure place or just being a sympathetic ear who wants to help her..
Signature line > "You can't fix stupid"