For 13 years I worked as a case manager and investigator handling child abuse cases for one of the largest child welfare agencies in the U.S.. During that time I saw the results of some of the most horrific violence and abuse imaginable. I saw the striped scars from shoulder to heal on the back and legs of a …
The Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women has entered the Pepsi project challenge. You can read more about our Pepsi project here:http://pep.si/aC5cuP (this url takes you directly to our project) Please take a look at our project. There has never been a project of this type directed towards male victims of domestic violence and …
I know, I know, the guy is kinda like a zit that won’t pop or respond to Clearasil. And I know that this quisling is supposed to be in the rear view mirror at this point, but he has raised his empty head for one last stab at mediocrity. It seems now, after publicly agreeing …
David Futrelle- Covered in Pin Feathers and Clucking Read More »
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) against men, especially against men by female intimate partners, has always been a hot button issue. The mere mention of male victims in a gathering of traditional domestic violence advocates creates great controversy. While domestic violence advocates may know men are victims they insist that their victims service agencies (over 2,000 of them …
Press Release- Domestic Abuse Service Includes Men Read More »
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Teri Stoddard, 925-681-9654 WASHINGTON / September 9, 2010 – October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this year the theme is “Domestic Violence: Understand the Truth, Stop the Abuse.” To help abuse victims, S.A.V.E. has recently established an Online Support Group for survivors of domestic violence. The Support Group is designed to assist persons in their …
New Resources for Victims of Domestic Violence Available Read More »
The response to our finding that the rate of female-to-male violence was equal to the rate of male-to-female violence not only produced heated scholarly criticism, but intense and long lasting personal attacks. All three of us received death threats.~ Richard Gelles Domestic Violence. Even the mention of the words conjures up the larger than life image …
