Domestic Abuse and Violence
Whether drinking alcohol has a cause-and-effect relationship with domestic abuse is uncertain, researchers claim, but the truth is violence is a part of many alcoholic homes. These articles explore the dynamics of domestic violence.
Domestic Abuse Screening Quiz
Is your relationship like most other couples, or has it developed into one that is truly abusive? This screening quiz can help you determine whether you might be involved in an abusive relationship.
Is your relationship like most other couples, or has it developed into one that is truly abusive? This screening quiz can help you determine whether you might be involved in an abusive relationship.
Why Do They Do It?
Whether alcohol and drug abuse is a factor or not, domestic violence and abuse is a very serious problem -- for the victims and the abusers.
Whether alcohol and drug abuse is a factor or not, domestic violence and abuse is a very serious problem -- for the victims and the abusers.
A Victim Speaks
Alcohol may not be a cause of domestic abuse, but it sure seems to be a catalyst.
Alcohol may not be a cause of domestic abuse, but it sure seems to be a catalyst.
Help for Victims
For those locked into an abusive relationship, getting help is not always as simple as just leaving, in fact it could be dangerous.
For those locked into an abusive relationship, getting help is not always as simple as just leaving, in fact it could be dangerous.
One Family's Story
This unfortunately is a true story about how many lives one alcoholic can affect, and how alcoholism can spiral into a full-fledged family disease.
This unfortunately is a true story about how many lives one alcoholic can affect, and how alcoholism can spiral into a full-fledged family disease.
Domestic Abuse and Alcohol
Statistics seem to indicate a connection between alcohol and drug abuse and domestic violence, but others question the cause-and-effect relationship.
Statistics seem to indicate a connection between alcohol and drug abuse and domestic violence, but others question the cause-and-effect relationship.
How to Report Child Abuse
If you suspect that a child is being abused or neglected, you should call your local Child Protective Services (CPS) agency or the CPS agency in the State in which the abuse occurred.
If you suspect that a child is being abused or neglected, you should call your local Child Protective Services (CPS) agency or the CPS agency in the State in which the abuse occurred.
Study Reveals Domestic 'Predictors of Death'
A research of domestic violence-related deaths has revealed that in 83 percent of the cases the victim was either separated or about to terminate the relationship, giving scientific basis for the long-held belief that the most dangerous time for those involved in abusive relationships is when they try to leave.
A research of domestic violence-related deaths has revealed that in 83 percent of the cases the victim was either separated or about to terminate the relationship, giving scientific basis for the long-held belief that the most dangerous time for those involved in abusive relationships is when they try to leave.
How Abused Moms Decide to Leave
Leaving an abusive relationship is a process that sometimes can take years. That process usually evolves through five separate stages that can indicate where an abused woman is in the leaving process, from the thinking-about-it stages to the actual action stages.
Leaving an abusive relationship is a process that sometimes can take years. That process usually evolves through five separate stages that can indicate where an abused woman is in the leaving process, from the thinking-about-it stages to the actual action stages.
Mate's Behavior Can Signal Domestic Violence
A study of how men behave toward their partners found that specific acts or tactics used to continue and protect their relationship could be a harbinger of danger and signal a possibility of future violence.
A study of how men behave toward their partners found that specific acts or tactics used to continue and protect their relationship could be a harbinger of danger and signal a possibility of future violence.
Domestic Abuse - Missing an Opportunity to Help
Women seeking assistance from welfare programs rarely are effectively screened for domestic violence, although federal guidelines require the screening and most states have agreed to do it.
Women seeking assistance from welfare programs rarely are effectively screened for domestic violence, although federal guidelines require the screening and most states have agreed to do it.
Alcohol and Marital Violence
Couples who argue a lot during their first year of marriage are more likely to have violence erupt in later years if the husband is a heavy drinker.
Couples who argue a lot during their first year of marriage are more likely to have violence erupt in later years if the husband is a heavy drinker.
Alcohol and Violence Research
Violence -- whether personal violence, such as suicide; interpersonal violence, such as rape, homicide, or domestic abuse; or group violence, such as unruliness and riotous acts at sporting events -- is a major concern to everyone.
Violence -- whether personal violence, such as suicide; interpersonal violence, such as rape, homicide, or domestic abuse; or group violence, such as unruliness and riotous acts at sporting events -- is a major concern to everyone.
Alcohol Facilitates Aggression
A study of drinkers' facial expressions of anger finds that drinking alcohol may place those individuals with a tendency toward anger at greater risk of becoming aggressive.
A study of drinkers' facial expressions of anger finds that drinking alcohol may place those individuals with a tendency toward anger at greater risk of becoming aggressive.
Abused Children Stay Highly Attuned to Anger
Anger or hostility in their environment sets physically abused children on prolonged 'alert' even if a conflict has nothing to do with them, according to a study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Anger or hostility in their environment sets physically abused children on prolonged 'alert' even if a conflict has nothing to do with them, according to a study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Witnessing Repeated Abuse Can Affect Bystanders
Children and adult bystanders who witness repeated abuse inflicted on others may experience both a psychological and physiological stress level that, over time, can equal that of the victim.
Children and adult bystanders who witness repeated abuse inflicted on others may experience both a psychological and physiological stress level that, over time, can equal that of the victim.
Study Links Heavy Drinking and Spousal Abuse
Research findings indicate that heavy drinkers are more likely to abuse their spouses both when they are and when they are not drinking alcohol.
Research findings indicate that heavy drinkers are more likely to abuse their spouses both when they are and when they are not drinking alcohol.
Childhood Abuse Linked to Alcoholism
Research on seven Native American tribes suggests that tribe members who were abused or sent away to school as children are more likely to have problems with alcohol later in life.
Research on seven Native American tribes suggests that tribe members who were abused or sent away to school as children are more likely to have problems with alcohol later in life.
Childhood Abuse and Dual Diagnosis
Researchers have uncovered the important role that an environment of childhood abuse – sexual, physical or both – appears to play in the development of psychiatric comorbidity among alcoholic patients.
Researchers have uncovered the important role that an environment of childhood abuse – sexual, physical or both – appears to play in the development of psychiatric comorbidity among alcoholic patients.
Drinking Increases Physical Abuse
Men who drink alcohol and have a predisposition for physical violence toward their female partners are more likely to be violent on the days they drink alcohol, according to a study.
Men who drink alcohol and have a predisposition for physical violence toward their female partners are more likely to be violent on the days they drink alcohol, according to a study.
Domestic Violence Varies by Ethnicity
Black and Hispanic couples are two to three times more likely to report male-to-female and female-to-male partner violence than white couples, according to research at the University of Texas Houston School of Public Health.
Black and Hispanic couples are two to three times more likely to report male-to-female and female-to-male partner violence than white couples, according to research at the University of Texas Houston School of Public Health.
Don't Blame it On Alcohol
A new scientific study shows that drunks can control their anti-social behavior and can "sober up" quickly given the right motivation.
A new scientific study shows that drunks can control their anti-social behavior and can "sober up" quickly given the right motivation.
I Got Flowers Today
A brief history of domestic abuse which for many is an all too familiar story.
A brief history of domestic abuse which for many is an all too familiar story.
Violence & Divorce
Domestic violence doesn't just happen to the lower class or a certain ethnic group or to "bad" people. Domestic abuse and violence happens everywhere.
Domestic violence doesn't just happen to the lower class or a certain ethnic group or to "bad" people. Domestic abuse and violence happens everywhere.
Donate a Phone
As many as 24 million wireless phones are laying around unused which now can be donated to victims of domestic violence.
As many as 24 million wireless phones are laying around unused which now can be donated to victims of domestic violence.
Kids Exposed to Violence Have More Behavioral Problems
Children who observe violence or are victims of it show more behavior problems than other children, according to a study of 175 children aged 9 to 12.
Children who observe violence or are victims of it show more behavior problems than other children, according to a study of 175 children aged 9 to 12.
Not All Angry Drinkers Get Aggressive
A study of three different components of anger – affective, cognitive and behavioral – has found that it is behavioral anger that contributes the most to alcohol-related aggression among both men and women.
A study of three different components of anger – affective, cognitive and behavioral – has found that it is behavioral anger that contributes the most to alcohol-related aggression among both men and women.
Media Distorts Validity of Recovered Memories
There's a big discrepancy between what science shows about recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse and what's being shown in the media, according to University of Oregon memory researcher Jennifer Freyd.
There's a big discrepancy between what science shows about recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse and what's being shown in the media, according to University of Oregon memory researcher Jennifer Freyd.
Recovered Memories or False Recall?
The use of photographs by psychotherapists as memory cues for the "recovery" of patients' possible childhood sexual abuse has been called into question by a Canadian study.
The use of photographs by psychotherapists as memory cues for the "recovery" of patients' possible childhood sexual abuse has been called into question by a Canadian study.
Preventing Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a complex problem and simple answers do not exist. Here is one technique that can be successful in preventing an incident.
Domestic violence is a complex problem and simple answers do not exist. Here is one technique that can be successful in preventing an incident.
When Mr. Right Turns Out To Be Mr. Wrong
The trouble with falling in love is that the fall can terminate against the cold concrete of betrayal. Pain replaces promise, cynicism flowers in place of confidence and hope flees on wings of misled desire.
The trouble with falling in love is that the fall can terminate against the cold concrete of betrayal. Pain replaces promise, cynicism flowers in place of confidence and hope flees on wings of misled desire.
Alcohol's Effects on Testosterone
Acute administration of alcohol can induce a rapid increase in plasma and brain concentrations of testosterone.
Acute administration of alcohol can induce a rapid increase in plasma and brain concentrations of testosterone.
Super Sunday Violence
Is Super Bowl Sunday one of the worse days of the year for domestic violence in homes around the United States, or is it just another urban legend?
Is Super Bowl Sunday one of the worse days of the year for domestic violence in homes around the United States, or is it just another urban legend?
Abuser Stereotypes Shattered
When researchers in Massachusetts tried to develop a profile of a typical batterer, a few illusions were shattered.
When researchers in Massachusetts tried to develop a profile of a typical batterer, a few illusions were shattered.
All About Restraining Orders
It is important to know what they can and cannot do. Statutes can and do vary by state and country.
It is important to know what they can and cannot do. Statutes can and do vary by state and country.
Addiction and Child Abuse
A number of studies suggest that as much as 70-80 percent of reported cases of child abuse result from parental drug addiction or alcoholism.
A number of studies suggest that as much as 70-80 percent of reported cases of child abuse result from parental drug addiction or alcoholism.
ABA Domestic Violence Resources
How many lawyers does it take to end domestic violence? The American Bar Association has the answer.
How many lawyers does it take to end domestic violence? The American Bar Association has the answer.
Adult Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is the leading public health issue facing women today, causing more injury to women in America than auto accidents.
Domestic violence is the leading public health issue facing women today, causing more injury to women in America than auto accidents.
Court Orders Can Trigger Violence
Women who leave their batterers are at a 75 percent greater risk of being killed by their batterer than those who stay.
Women who leave their batterers are at a 75 percent greater risk of being killed by their batterer than those who stay.
False Connection
The belief that alcoholism causes domestic violence is a notion widely held, despite a lack of information to support it.
The belief that alcoholism causes domestic violence is a notion widely held, despite a lack of information to support it.
Have You Ever Been Abused?
What is domestic abuse? Are you abused? Have you ever been abused? The Crossroads Safehouse has some answers.
What is domestic abuse? Are you abused? Have you ever been abused? The Crossroads Safehouse has some answers.
Improving Therapy for Batterers
Unfortunately there are not many effective therapy plans for batterers and abusers. Guide Doug Larson explains why and how the situation could be improved.
Unfortunately there are not many effective therapy plans for batterers and abusers. Guide Doug Larson explains why and how the situation could be improved.
Incest/Abuse
Nancy Burnett, Incest/Abuse guide at About.com, has links to resources for survivors of all types of abuse.
Nancy Burnett, Incest/Abuse guide at About.com, has links to resources for survivors of all types of abuse.
Men Who Batter
Any restraining order - either current or past - should be a red flag that the female partner is at high risk.
Any restraining order - either current or past - should be a red flag that the female partner is at high risk.
Myths About Domestic Violence
Some widely held beliefs about domestic abuse and why they are wrong.
Some widely held beliefs about domestic abuse and why they are wrong.
Obsessive Love
Patricia Gaudette, Divorce Support guide at About.com, has a great collection of links dealing with addictive or obsessive relationships.
Patricia Gaudette, Divorce Support guide at About.com, has a great collection of links dealing with addictive or obsessive relationships.
Personalized Safety Plan
Victims planning to leave an abusive partner need to have a detailed safety plan ready first.
Victims planning to leave an abusive partner need to have a detailed safety plan ready first.
Pregnancy and Domestic Violence
Pregnancy is often a time when physical abuse starts, resulting in poorer outcomes for the mother and the baby.
Pregnancy is often a time when physical abuse starts, resulting in poorer outcomes for the mother and the baby.
Profile of a Batterer
Characteristics are found to be common to batterers according to Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc.
Characteristics are found to be common to batterers according to Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc.
Risk Factors
Binge drinkers are more likely to abuse their partners than heavy drinkers.
Binge drinkers are more likely to abuse their partners than heavy drinkers.
Questions About Leaving
Many victims of domestic violence ask these questions about leaving, from the Domestic Violence Handbook.
Many victims of domestic violence ask these questions about leaving, from the Domestic Violence Handbook.
San Diego Program Reduces Deaths
The number of domestic violence related murders dropped nearly 50 percent while the number of abuse cases reported to police doubled.
The number of domestic violence related murders dropped nearly 50 percent while the number of abuse cases reported to police doubled.
Verbal & Emotional Abuse
Healthtouch Online defines battering as the use of physical violence. Yet it is clear that psychological abuse is as detrimental as physical abuse.
Healthtouch Online defines battering as the use of physical violence. Yet it is clear that psychological abuse is as detrimental as physical abuse.
Violence Against Women Resource Guide
This site provides law, criminal justice, advocacy, and social service professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women.
This site provides law, criminal justice, advocacy, and social service professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women.
Violence in the Family
The family is a system, which means that violence in any part of the family equals violence in every part.
The family is a system, which means that violence in any part of the family equals violence in every part.
What Can I Do To Be Safe?
If you feel you are in danger from your abuser at any time, you can call 911 or your local police. Here are other tips.
If you feel you are in danger from your abuser at any time, you can call 911 or your local police. Here are other tips.