Based on an article by Alanna Vagianos published on HuffPost US, the “U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released the “Global Study on Homicide: Gender-related Killing of Women and Girls… [and the report revealed that] more than half were killed by partners or family members.” According to the report “six women are killed everyRead more
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Lynne Rosychuk, lost her daughter, Jessica Martel, on 29 April 2009 when she was strangled to death by her husband in front of her three children. Martel was going to escape that day, but her husband found out about her plans and it was too late. Rosychuk remembers being questioned by the media and whenRead more
The Station Commander of the South African Police Service (Humewood) Brig L. Bentley invites the community to a participative meeting on Domestic Violence. Date: Wednesday, 29 May 2019 Time: 18h00 Venue: Grand Hotel, Athol Fugard Terrace, Central, Port ElizabethRead more
According to an article published by BBC News, in England and Whales, “police officers and staff accused of domestic abuse are a third less likely to be convicted than the public, figures from 37 forces suggest… [even though] more than four allegations of domestic abuse against police staff were recorded each week.” The investigation conductedRead more
In an article published several days ago by the Chicago Tribune, regarding their longstanding investigation into the effects of “Cook County judges sharply lowering bonds for people accused of violent domestic attacks,” they reveal how the Cook County courts are placing victims of gender based violence (GBV) in increased danger of experiencing repeat attacks byRead more
In a Forbes article by Nicole Fisher, the founder and President of Health & Human Rights Strategies, a health care and human rights-focused advising firm in Washington, D.C, she found that women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) have an increased risk of sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, there is very little research beingRead more
In another enlightening article by Shahida Arabi, a bestselling author on topics of Narcissistic Abuse, she explains why the daughter of an abusive father ends up with abusive partner. According to Arabi, abuse survivors develop qualities of immense resilience and an ability to empathise with others because of years of abuse. In an abusive household,Read more
When you’re in a relationship with a narcissist it can feel like you are carrying the entire weight of the relationship, the good and the bad. A narcissist is only interested in their own satisfaction. Below is a list of things you can expect when you’re in a relationship with a narcissist. When a conflictRead more
You could be abused and not aware of it. It can be difficult to identify abuse, especially in an intimate relationship, when you love someone, and you believe they love you. It is also difficult for people to identify abuse because being treated poorly has become normal to them, which should never be the case.Read more
An anniversary of trauma, or ‘traumaversary’, is any incident that happened in your past that evoked disturbing emotions within you including fear, anger and regret. Traumatic incidences become etched in our mind because of the deep emotions it evoked when it happened. Trauma anniversaries can include the death of a loved one, an incident ofRead more