Healing of the Nations Ministries actively encourages everyone to learn about and support the ongoing work to address and support the national issue of domestic violence,sexual abuse of adults and minor children. Adult abuse and abuse of the elderly.
Awareness, perception, definition, and documentation of domestic violence differs from country to country and era to era. Only about a third of the cases of abuse are actually reported in the United States and the United Kingdom. Domestic violence is a serious public health problem affecting more than 32 million Americans or over 10% of the U.S. population.
Domestic violence can happen to anyone regardless of their race,age,religion or gender. It affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels. It can happen to intimate partners that are married, living together or just dating. It not only affects those who are abused but also their family members, friends, co-workers, and other witnesses in the community around them.
When people think of domestic violence they get the mental picture depicted above of a woman who has been physically assaulted. Not all abusive relationships involve violence. Just because your not being physically assaulted doesn't mean that you are not in an abusive relationship. There are many women and men who suffer from emotional or psychological abuse which is sometimes even more destructive than physical abuse. These types of abuse are often overlooked and minimized in the minds of those who are being abused.
Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship that are used to gain or maintain power or control over the other intimate partner.
Domestic violence can be physical,sexual, emotional, economic or psychological.
These Actions or threats of actions use behaviors that intimidate,manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize,coerce, blame, hurt, injure, or wound the other partner.
Physical abuse could be described as hitting, slapping, shoving, grabbing, pinching, biting, hair-pulling, biting, etc. Physical abuse also includes denying a partner medical care or forcing alcohol and/or drug use.
Sexual Abuse could be described as coercing or attempting to coerce any sexual contact or behavior without consent. Sexual abuse includes, but is certainly not limited to marital rape, attacks on sexual parts of the body, forcing sex after physical violence has occurred, or treating the other partner in a sexually demeaning manner.
Emotional Abuse could be described as undermining an individual's sense of self-worth and/or self-esteem. This may include, but is not limited to constant criticism, diminishing one's abilities, name-calling, or damaging one's relationship with his or her children.
Economic Abuse could be described as making or attempting to make an individual financially dependent by maintaining total control over financial resources, withholding one's access to money, or forbidding one's attendance at school or employment.
Psychological Abuse could be described as causing fear by intimidation; threatening physical harm to self, partner, children, or partner's family or friends; destruction of pets and property; and forcing isolation from family, friends, or school and/or work.
To determine if you are in an abusive relationship be honest with yourself and answer the questions below. If the answer is yes to a lot of these questions then this would be a good indicator that your in an abusive relationship.
Do you:
Does your partner:
All domestic violence victims, have the right to:
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224
(TTY) available 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) available 24/7 for the nearest rape crisis center.
Sexual Abuse of Minors, Child Abuse and Adult Abuse---- www.childwelfare.gov
Agency on Elderly Abuse ---www.ncea.aoa.gov and www.centeronelderabuse.org
Basic list of to do's when a custodial parent refuses visitation rights:
What to do when an Adult Child or Adult Sibling abandons their minor children on doorstep of parent or sibling.
National Stalking Resource Center: 1-800-FYI-CALL (1-800-394-2255) M-F 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM EST or email gethelp@ncvc.org.
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-331-9474 (1-866-331-8453 TTY) available 24/7 or connect with a trained Peer Advocate online at www.loveisrespect.org from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily (CST).
If you suspect that someone you love is being abused then its time that you speak up! Don't hesitate and just tell yourself that nothing is wrong! If you speak up and express your concern to them then this will let them know that you care and it may even save his or her life. Talk to them in private and let them know about the signs that you are seeing that trouble you. Tell them that you will be there for them when they are ready to talk about it. Remember that abusers are good at controlling and manipulating their victims. People who have been emotionally abused or battered are depressed, scared, ashamed and sometimes confused. They need your help to get out because most of the time they have been isolated from their friends and family members. By picking up and pointing out the warning signs you can offer your support and help them to escape an abusive situation and begin to heal.
( Healing of the Nations provides the above information as a free service not as a legal or attorney service.)
Domestic violence can happen to anyone regardless of their race,age,religion or gender. It affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and education levels. It can happen to intimate partners that are married, living together or just dating. It not only affects those who are abused but also their family members, friends, co-workers, and other witnesses in the community around them.
When people think of domestic violence they get the mental picture depicted above of a woman who has been physically assaulted. Not all abusive relationships involve violence. Just because your not being physically assaulted doesn't mean that you are not in an abusive relationship. There are many women and men who suffer from emotional or psychological abuse which is sometimes even more destructive than physical abuse. These types of abuse are often overlooked and minimized in the minds of those who are being abused.
Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behaviors by one or both partners in an intimate relationship that are used to gain or maintain power or control over the other intimate partner.
Domestic violence can be physical,sexual, emotional, economic or psychological.
These Actions or threats of actions use behaviors that intimidate,manipulate, humiliate, isolate, frighten, terrorize,coerce, blame, hurt, injure, or wound the other partner.
Physical abuse could be described as hitting, slapping, shoving, grabbing, pinching, biting, hair-pulling, biting, etc. Physical abuse also includes denying a partner medical care or forcing alcohol and/or drug use.
Sexual Abuse could be described as coercing or attempting to coerce any sexual contact or behavior without consent. Sexual abuse includes, but is certainly not limited to marital rape, attacks on sexual parts of the body, forcing sex after physical violence has occurred, or treating the other partner in a sexually demeaning manner.
Emotional Abuse could be described as undermining an individual's sense of self-worth and/or self-esteem. This may include, but is not limited to constant criticism, diminishing one's abilities, name-calling, or damaging one's relationship with his or her children.
Psychological Abuse could be described as causing fear by intimidation; threatening physical harm to self, partner, children, or partner's family or friends; destruction of pets and property; and forcing isolation from family, friends, or school and/or work.
To determine if you are in an abusive relationship be honest with yourself and answer the questions below. If the answer is yes to a lot of these questions then this would be a good indicator that your in an abusive relationship.
Do you:
- feel afraid of your partner much of the time?
- avoid certain topics out of fear of angering your partner?
- feel that you can’t do anything right for your partner?
- believe that you deserve to be hurt or mistreated?
- wonder if you’re the one who is crazy?
- feel emotionally numb or helpless?
- humiliate or yell at you?
- criticize you and put you down?
- treat you so badly that you’re embarrassed for your friends or family to see?
- ignore or put down your opinions or accomplishments?
- blame you for his own abusive behavior?
- see you as property or a sex object, rather than as a person?
- have a bad and unpredictable temper?
- hurt you, or threaten to hurt or kill you?
- threaten to take your children away or harm them?
- threaten to commit suicide if you leave?
- force you to have sex?
- destroy your belongings?
- act excessively jealous and possessive?
- control where you go or what you do?
- keep you from seeing your friends or family?
- limit your access to money, the phone, or the car?
- constantly check up on you?
All domestic violence victims, have the right to:
- Be treated with fairness and respect
- Be reasonably protected from the accused offender
- Be notified of court proceedings
- Be present at all public court proceedings related to the offense, unless the court determines that testimony by the victim would be materially affected if the victim heard other testimony at trial
- Confer with attorney for the Government in the case
- Restitution
- Information about the conviction, sentencing, imprisonment, and release of the offender
If you are in immediate danger call ...911
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| Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) 145 N Street, NE, Suite 10W.121 Washington, D.C. 20530 Phone: 202-307-6026 Fax: 202-305-2589 TTY: 202-307-2277 Website: http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov |
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224
(TTY) available 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) available 24/7 for the nearest rape crisis center.
Sexual Abuse of Minors, Child Abuse and Adult Abuse---- www.childwelfare.gov
Agency on Elderly Abuse ---www.ncea.aoa.gov and www.centeronelderabuse.org
www.ehow.com/legal
What to do when an Adult Child or Adult Sibling abandons their minor children on doorstep of parent or sibling.
http://definitions.uslegal.com/c/child-abandonment/
National Stalking Resource Center: 1-800-FYI-CALL (1-800-394-2255) M-F 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM EST or email gethelp@ncvc.org.
National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline: 1-866-331-9474 (1-866-331-8453 TTY) available 24/7 or connect with a trained Peer Advocate online at www.loveisrespect.org from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily (CST).
If you suspect that someone you love is being abused then its time that you speak up! Don't hesitate and just tell yourself that nothing is wrong! If you speak up and express your concern to them then this will let them know that you care and it may even save his or her life. Talk to them in private and let them know about the signs that you are seeing that trouble you. Tell them that you will be there for them when they are ready to talk about it. Remember that abusers are good at controlling and manipulating their victims. People who have been emotionally abused or battered are depressed, scared, ashamed and sometimes confused. They need your help to get out because most of the time they have been isolated from their friends and family members. By picking up and pointing out the warning signs you can offer your support and help them to escape an abusive situation and begin to heal.
( Healing of the Nations provides the above information as a free service not as a legal or attorney service.)
