Safe from COVID-19. But even more Unsafe than usual at home!

By Voices of Women | March 23, 2020

COVID-19 has forced our lives to be different to usual. And it’s difficult and challenging for “everyone”. But for victims of Domestic Violence who now find themselves at home with their abusive partners for longer periods of time, due to…

Living With An Abusive Partner – Safety Planning

By Voices of Women | March 23, 2020

While living with an abusive partner, safety planning for survivors, their children, and their pets of the utmost importance. Please use all or some of this safety plan to meet your needs. Created by survivors of domestic violence. Determine your…

GENERAL NEWS

Relief and Grief After Leaving An Abuser

By Voices of Women | February 25, 2020

Most people, even those with little knowledge of the dynamics of domestic violence, would imagine that a survivor of domestic violence would feel a certain amount of relief once she has left the abusive relationship. And even understand that the…

GENERAL NEWS

When Orders of Protection Don’t Protect!

By Voices of Women | February 25, 2020

Is there actually any point in a victim of Domestic Violence obtaining an Order of Protection against the person who has physically assaulted her? We know that, despite an Order of Protection being a court order for a person to…

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

The Overlooked Heroes

By Voices of Women | January 14, 2020

On November 13th of last year, a woman in Oregon, Ohio, called 911 to order a pizza. She was not, in fact, in the mood for pizza. “This is 911; you have the wrong number.” Fortunately, the 911 operator did…

Was it Overkill?

By Voices of Women | January 14, 2020

“The Washington Post found that nearly half of the women who were murdered during the past decade were … killed by a current or former intimate partner. In a close analysis of five cities, about a third of the male…

GENERAL NEWS

No Respite for Domestic Violence Victims at Christmas Time.

By Voices of Women | December 23, 2019

In 1963, Andy Williams’ song, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” was released. Can you imagine walking through shopping malls at Christmas time, hearing this and other jolly tunes filling the space, when you know that this is…

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

Our Legal System Needs Urgent Revision!

By Voices of Women | November 24, 2019

I refuse to call the Legal system in this country, a Justice system. It is far, far from being just. In fact, the system too often allows for gross miscarriages of justice, damaging many innocent people, to varying degrees.…

GENERAL NEWS

To Trust, or Not to Trust?

By Voices of Women | November 9, 2019

To trust, or not to trust? That is the question. After exiting from a relationship in which one was abused, how ought one best approach the issue of trust? In my case, possibly unusually, despite having been quite severely…

Sexual Assault of an Unconscious, Intoxicated Woman

By Voices of Women | September 23, 2019

Back in 2015, a man sexually assaulted a woman on a college campus and it became “huge” news! Why? Initially, because the victim was unconscious at the time, due to being intoxicated, and because the perpetrator of the assault was…

Australia. A country that takes Domestic Violence seriously!

By Voices of Women | September 3, 2019

“In the past, Australia has denied travel visas to R&B singer Chris Brown and boxing star Floyd Mayweather due to domestic violence convictions.” Source: https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/australia-bans-travelers-with-domestic-violence-charges Retrieved 8/1019 “On Thursday 28 February 2019 Australian Immigration Minister David Coleman issued a new…

Isolating Himself and Withholding Affection, as Ways to Abuse.

By Voices of Women | September 3, 2019

Have you ever experienced the sort of emotional abuse that involves him locking you OUT OF a room, or withholding affection from you? I have. It is, I think, more often that we hear survivors of Domestic Violence recount stories…