The media reporting on events in our fair state have been busy lately with sad details of domestic violence. So far this year seven deaths, including two women from the western part of Massachusetts, resulted from domestic violence. One response … Continue reading
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Domestic Violence and the Political Climate
Posted on Tuesday March 20, 2012“I am furious,” said Senator Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington. “We’re mad, and we’re tired of it.” The political climate is hurting benefits for women that many had worked hard to put in place a long time ago. The Violence … Continue reading
Domestic violence and the effects…
Posted on Wednesday February 22, 2012Domestic violence and the effects… Women and Domestic Violence 85% of domestic violence victims are women 1 in 4 women experiences a physical or sexual assault by an intimate partner Females who are 20–24 years of age are at the … Continue reading
What is domestic violence?
Posted on Monday January 30, 2012Domestic violence is when one intimate partner uses abusive behaviors to gain power and control over another. A pattern of coercive control can involve behaviors that include physical and sexual assault; intimidation; and many types of non-physical abuses. The abusive … Continue reading
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October
Posted on Sunday October 2, 2011In October 1981, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DVAM) turned the “Day of Unity” into Domestic Violence Awareness Month to join advocates across the United States committed to ending violence against women and children. In October 1987, the first … Continue reading