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As part of the new-style sex education curriculum, school pupils will soon start learning about healthy intimate relationships – which could help to significantly reduce future domestic abuse in the UK. One of the various professionals who work with victims of domestic abuse, and were...
All relationships exist on a spectrum from healthy to abusive with unhealthy somewhere in the middle. The Relationship Spectrum allows users to gauge where their relationship falls as well as, provides resources for relationships that may fall in the unhealthy to abusive range.
Domestic violence and poverty are intersecting issues. Significant numbers of women living in poverty are battered and the violence they experience can make the climb out of poverty unattainable. Poverty, in turn, can make it impossible to escape violence or deal with its effects. To be safe,...
When CDC data shows that one in three teens in the U.S. has been the victim of physical, sexual, verbal and/or emotional abuse by a dating partner, it’s even more crucial that caring adults know how to help.
This research-based tip sheet provides tips for parents who receive news about their expected child or their newborn’s developmental disability. Among the most common disorders identified through prenatal screening and testing are Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, spinal muscular atrophy,...
Although the U.S. has made exciting progress in recent years, from the passage of marriage equality to shifting culturally-held definitions of sex and gender, people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, or Queer* (LGBTQ) continue to face widespread violence, harassment, and...
Runaway and homeless youth agencies and domestic violence victims’ services providers share a mutual goal: enhancing the safety and healing of young people living situations marked by violence and abuse. Recognizing and understanding the intersection of runaway and homeless youth and intimate...
As we do the work of supporting trauma survivors, we must honor the unique and diverse ways in which survivors may feel empowered and strengthened in their individual healing processes. Although the sky is the limit when it comes to advocates' creativity and resourcefulness, advocates seem eager...
Many of the United States’ most vulnerable children are served by the child welfare system, an integral part of how we care for children who have been hurt or neglected: In 2015, more than 3.3 million children were involved in a child protective services investigation or alternative intervention...
There are often lifelong and devastating consequences for children who have been traumatized by witnessing domestic violence against a parent or caregiver. Trauma can lead to challenging and misunderstood behaviors and emotions in children. These behaviors often result in damaging labeling and...