Domestic Violence

How to File a Restraining Order
A kind of legal injunction, restraining order is most commonly associated with and used in allusion to stalking, domestic, sexual assault and harassment. In simple terms, this is an order, where the court orders an individual to harm another. Find out more on how to file a restraining order by scrolling down.

Domestic Violence Facts
As sad and shocking it may be, more than 2.5 million women experience some form of violence each year in the U.S.

Alabama Gunman Had How-To DVDs on Violence
Investigators have discovered several DVDs from the burned home of Michael McLendon, the man who killed 10 people, then himself in Alabama.

Where Do Institutionalized Children Come From?
There are three main reasons the children are institutionalized: divorce rate growing, domestic violence, and street children.

The Domestic Violence Cycle: 3 Ways the Abuser Manipulates
All kinds of theories are floated about as to the reason the domestic violence cycle continues. Too often what the abuser is doing to make sure the victim stays exactly where they are goes unaddressed.

Domestic Abuse Victim: 5 Reasons Why they Won't Tell Anyone
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. However there are probably more than a few domestic violence victims who would just as soon let the month pass without any acknowledgment. Why?

Ending Domestic Violence: Wonderful You
One form of hurt in abusive relationships is to constantly blame the victims for whatever befalls them. But, there is another form of hurt that, in many instances, takes longer to recover from than the physical violence or the reality of who did it.

Coping with Domestic Violence
Legislative laws are set up to protect women against domestic violence. The initiative has to be present in the person subjected to domestic violence and the laws offer enough protection to the victim. Domestic violence is often hidden and people feel it would result in a stigma if it is brought out in public. Hence many women and children suffer in silence and this result in lot of psychological impact. Read this article and find out more

Domestic Violence Cycle: Drunk with Power
It could be any number of reasons for verbally and physically assaulting the person they supposedly love. However there is one aspect more than all the others that keeps the cycle of violence going.

An Overview of Restraining Orders and Violations
Find out some facts about Restraining Orders and Domestic Violations

Domestic Violence: It Can Happen To You
Domestic violence is a scary thing, but a reality in our society. Learn how to protect yourself and others in this article.

21 Resources for Women's Self-Defense and Victim Assistance
21 resources for women's self-defense training, victim assistance, stalking, domestic violence, and advocacy to reduce violence against women.

Japan's Domestic Abuse Cases Rise
The number of reported cases of domestic violence in Japan soared to a record high last year - a sign that victims are overcoming cultural taboos that once forced them to stay silent, campaigners say.

"They Should Have Beat Me More" - The Cycle of Physical Abuse
Men recently released from prison for domestic violence share their common denominator - childhood physical abuse. Learn why hitting children is not a healthy form of discipline.

Shocking!
Two-third married Indian women victims of domestic violence says UN report.

Domestic Violence Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde
Love is a misunderstanding between two fools and in an abusive relationship one gets to be an idiot. You have the idiot who slays or the idiot who stays.

Domestic Violence Shelters
Shelters are run, funded, and managed either by governments or by volunteer non-government organizations. According to a 1999 report published by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, there are well over 2000 groups involved in sheltering abused women and their off-spring.

Spain acts to stop domestic violence
The Spanish government took a long-awaited step in combating domestic violence yesterday, opening 17 new courthouses in big cities to deal exclusively with the problem.

Mps Are More Worried About Foxes Than Women
Domestic violence no longer makes headlines but it hasn't stopped. Were we once more easily shocked? Back in the 70s, when the likes of Erin Pizzey began to campaign on domestic violence and we saw those appalling photos of horribly bruised and swollen women's faces, it was a great cause.

Condoning Abuse
Statistics show that intimate partner abuse, including domestic violence, has declined by one half in the last decade in the United States. Jay Silverman and Gail Williamson demonstrated in "Social Ecology and Entitlements Involved in Battering by Heterosexual College Males" (published in Violence and Victims, Volume 12, Number 2 (Spring 1997) that abuse is best predicted by two factors: the belief that mistreatment is justified and the succor of peers.

West still failing to protect Afghan women
Afghan women still face shocking patterns of rape, domestic violence, forced marriage and the routine denial of justice, with the international community failing to protect them in the two years since the Taliban regime ended, according to Amnesty International.

Domestic Violence Statistics
The marked reduction in domestic violence in the last decade and the fact that different societies and cultures have widely disparate rates of intimate partner abuse - give the lie to the assumption that abusive conduct is the inevitable outcome of mental illness.

Black Eyes Are the New Black
Domestic violence is on the agenda - the first sign of feminised politics. Ha. So Tony Blair is spearheading a campaign against domestic violence. Bet he wants to land one on Cherie at the moment, with all the havoc her dodgy friends have caused.