Domestic Violence – Strong Forces Keep People in Abusive Relationships

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Strong emotional and social forces can keep even a very abusive relationship going for a long, long time.  It can also be emotionally more difficult to decide that you need to take strong action to protect yourself, but knowing your attacker does not change your right to protect yourself.
If you see yourself trapped in an [...]

Domestic Abuse Statistics

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

The statistics on domestic violence are staggering and disturbing.  Estimates range from 960,000 to as many as three million women who are abused by a current or former spouse or boyfriend in the course of a year.  Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise [...]