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The Network is a statelevel nonprofit agency comprised of caring people dealing with the concerns of domestic violence and sexual assault victims. We believe that domestic violence results from the use of force or threat to achieve and maintain control over others in intimate relationships. The Network opposes the use of violence as a means of control over others. All of our programs and services are rooted firmly in the belief that people victimized by crime have the right to assume power over their own lives by making informed choices regarding their empowerment journey.