A generation has passed since Molly Klaas. About 15 years ago, the young girl from California was kidnapped from her bedroom by a drifter. Investigators found her body weeks later. She bore signs of rape and torture. The cause of…
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Damaged goods, so we are! sometimes with or without legal or public documentation, we appear in having to live it. Sometimes with family support, but in the majority of cases we dont seem to have that rare comodity to experience…
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One effective way to prevent domestic violence is to become aware of the type of relationships that will result in Domestic violence if not interrupted or immediately terminated. Develop a high self-esteem so that if and when you find yourself…
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I did not have a wonderful childhood even though I do not remember anything particularly dramatic.For sure, I thought that everyone’s life was pretty much the same, it wasn’t until I started watching television shows in this modern day and…
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In 2006 India passed landmark legislation to protect women from an epidemic of domestic violence in the country. The statistics were sobering. There was a domestic crime against a woman every three minutes, a rape every 29 minutes and a…
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Domestic violence is like a crippling disease that takes over your mind, body and soul. It doesn’t matter how strong you are or how assertive to begin with, once you have been through the brain-washing, put downs and sometimes physical…
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Stand Up, Don’t Stand Aside Upon researching the many domestic violence titles that were available to write on I discovered that Surviving Domestic Violence was the title that had been written to most. I found myself able to relate and…
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Let me tell you a story about Jessie Davis. Two years ago, an Ohio woman threatened to break ties with her estranged boyfriend. She already gave birth to his son, two at the time, and was pregnant with his second…
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Batterers Intervention is often mandated by the court systems as a means of preventing continues domestic violence. A batterer in the court system is a person convicted of domestic violence crimes. There can be violence against a partner, children or…
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Children learn what they see. Every child believes that their family situation is normal. Children may recognize bad behavior and they assume that same bad behavior is happening to everyone on the block. They have all just been instructed not…
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I’ve never been abused physically, but I carry scars of my mental abuse. The abuse I had was the type of abuse millions of girls around the globe go through high school. Sometimes people, parents, they downplay this, not knowing…
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Verbal abuse: damage without physical bruises Sticks and stones can brake your bones, but words can never harm you. Familiar saying? Sure it is, but it is completely false. Words can do far more lasting damage long after the time…
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There is nothing about domestic abuse that can be labeled under the subject of easy. To continue with the relationship is as demanding a thought as leaving. When you are in an abusive relationship, judgments and beliefs are highly affected….
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DOES YOUR PARTNER EVER… *Hit, kick, shove, or injure you?*Does your partner use weapons and/or objects against you or threaten you?*Does your partner force or coerce you to engage in unwanted sexual acts?*Does your partner threaten to hurt you or…
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