Talking About Healthy Relationships with Your Teen
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.” I Timothy 4:12 (NIV) We were all young once, or maybe some still are. Youth brings laughter, opinions, attitudes, more laughter, some crying and a whole lot […]
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
By Amy Thomson When many people hear about sexual violence, they often assume that the perpetrator was a stranger. They may picture dark alleys and sinister figures lurking in the shadows. Even though 30% of sexual assault victims are attacked by strangers, the circumstances around each assault vary widely. Victims and survivors of sexual assault […]
How to Talk to Children About Domestic Violence After They Witnessed Abuse
By Cesiah Guerra It was night when my son stood by my bed. He stood on guard to protect me, in case his father would walk in the room to hurt me, as he had for the past few weeks. I told my ten-year-old son to go to sleep, but he refused. He said, “Mama, […]
Stalking in the Digital Age
Before modern technology could be exploited for monitoring and intimidating, the effort that stalkers exerted was mostly physical. The bulk of stalking was carried out by bombarding the victim with unwanted calls, sending threatening letters, or unwanted gifts. Stalkers would watch their victims or repeatedly go places the stalker expected them to be. Stalking in […]
Dispelling Myths About Domestic Violence
By Cerelia Abram If they wouldn’t drink or use drugs, they wouldn’t be abusive. Although substance abuse can increase the severity and frequency of abusive episodes, substance abuse does not cause domestic violence. Any treatment for alcoholism or drug abuse will not cure abusive behavior. If anything, substance abuse serves as an excuse for abusers […]
Domestic Violence and Spiritual Abuse
By Amy Thomson Spiritual abuse is a form of psychological manipulation used by abusers to coerce their victims into compliance by using religious belief as leverage. Regardless of the religion involved, doctrine is used by both the abuser and the enabling members of the congregation to force the victim into subjection. How spiritual abuse manifests […]
