Domestic Violence

Domestic violence occurs when a dominating spouse, through emotional or physical abuse, creates an environment of fear that prevents the other spouse from freely choosing how to live their life.

What is your responsibility towards your children if your spouse is abusing you? If you are being abused, your children are being abused too. Children who are living in a home where one parent is abusing the other are victims of child abuse even if they aren't physically being hurt. It is your responsibility as a parent, both morally and legally, to protect your children from the long-term effects of domestic violence.

Sometimes people think that the way they are treat or talk to their spouse is normal, when in reality it is abusive.

An explanation of the legal definition of marital, spousal, wife rape.

Definition of the Stockholm Syndrome as a psychological state of victims becoming sympathetic to abusers.

This valuable resource for spouses who are being verbally abused has an evaluation to help you know if you are being abused. The dynamics and characteristics of verbal abuse are discussed along with effective ways to respond and cope.

Back in 1993, a claim based only on anecdotal evidence stated that there was an increase in domestic violence in marriage on Super Bowl Sunday. As a result, news media including "Good Morning America", the Associated Press, CBS, NBC, and major newspapers across the country labeled Super Bowl Sunday a "day of dread" for women. The claim was not true then. The claim is not true now.

Here's a look at recommendations on how to improve efforts to provide therapy to batterers. These recommendations are especially welcome in the domestic violence arena, because current efforts to stop batterers from battering have been remarkable for their lack of success

Take this quiz to see if your relationship is like most other couples, or to see if it has developed into one that is truly abusive.

What is your responsibility towards your children if your spouse is abusing you? If you are being abused, your children are being abused. Impact of violence in the home on children and ways to prevent it.