Category Archives: Domestic Violence
When Domestic Violence Ends in Murder
To the families of domestic violence victims who lost their lives, the terror and misery of the abuse suffered will never be a distant memory. Instead, they will relive the moments of fear and anguish, asking themselves over and over again if there was something more they could have done to protect their loved… Read More »
Guns and Domestic Violence
Power and control: that’s what domestic violence (DV) is all about. When an intimate partner engages in intimidation, manipulation, emotional or physical harm, financial domination, or other methods of domineering, it is domestic violence. It occurs across all ages, socioeconomic groups, genders, races, gender identities, and ethnicities, and hurts individuals, families, and society at… Read More »
Pro Athletes Play in Spite of Domestic Violence
Although most people would say that it’s important to hold perpetrators of domestic violence (DV) accountable for their actions, there is some disagreement as to what that means in practice. In the world of professional sports, does it mean an abuser’s actions will be tolerated so that their participation in their sport is unaffected?… Read More »
Police and Domestic Violence: When the Offender and Protector are the Same Person
Domestic violence is a crime that terrorizes victims and their families every single day. It can be emotional taunting and dehumanizing; physical abuse like hitting, kicking, choking, and biting; sexual violence; financial controlling; threats and harming of pets; and more. So when victims of this kind of abuse seek protection from law enforcement, they… Read More »
Making Domestic Violence a Public Health Priority
When most people think about domestic violence (DV), they may imagine something that happens in far away places, dark and isolated. It impacts just a minority of people, all of whom are part of a different world that is elsewhere. But the truth is that domestic violence reaches its tentacles into many aspects of… Read More »
Men are Victims of Domestic Violence, too
When men experience domestic violence (DV), they often have some complications to work out. Who can they tell without being viewed as a liar or a wimp? How can they get the help they need? It’s a serious issue, because without question, men do wind up on the receiving end of family violence more… Read More »
Addressing a National Crisis: Domestic Violence
Husbands and boyfriends kill women to the tune of around 10,000 times every single year in this country. In fact, over half of all women who are murdered die at the hands of current or former partners. And physical abuse is not limited to men’s attacks on women. Both genders suffer such violence, with… Read More »
Domestic Violence is a Crime
If you have suffered domestic violence, you likely have experienced an array of feelings, from isolation and fear to guilt and shame. But what you may not fully comprehend is that domestic violence is a crime, and if a perpetrator has subjected you to any of a whole list of crimes, you could get… Read More »
Dating Violence is Domestic Violence
Whatever you think you may know about domestic violence, you may not realize that dating violence folds up into the umbrella of domestic violence, and many teens and young adults deal with it every day. Facts Worth Knowing For those who believe the problem is being overstated, consider these statistics: Dating violence is a… Read More »
Domestic Violence is not the Victim’s Fault
If you are being victimized in your own home, you may be experiencing a slew of emotions in addition to fear of your abuser. Perhaps you feel some measure of guilt because your attacker has told you so many times that the abuse is all your fault. That leads to feelings of shame and… Read More »