via Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR- Domestic violence is common among adults, and women are most frequently the victims. In fact, nearly half of women killed by homicide in the United States are killed by their former or current intimate partners. Now a new study finds that this kind of violence also poses a risk to the Read More >

via Sanjana Karanth and Melissa Jeltsen, HuffPost- The National Rifle Association is opposing the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act over provisions designed to keep domestic abusers from having access to firearms. The pro-gun group told HuffPost it will issue a a “key vote” alert against VAWA, which warns members of Congress that their Read More >

via Margaret Kavanagh, News 3 WTKR- A 10-year-old girl has been bullied relentlessly, but now a Chesapeake woman is taking action to help her with love. She is sending her a lot of love from Hampton Roads in the form of letters. “She’s been bullied almost daily. Relentlessly, to the point where she hates going Read More >

via Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D., Psychology Today- In Part 1 and Part 2, you learned how gaslighting and poor communication are different – by looking at points 1 through 8 in “11 Warning Signs of Gaslighting”, along with quotes from an email I received asking me the difference.  In Part 3, we’ll look at points 9 Read More >

“Relationship violence is a combination of a number of different tactics of abuse that are used to maintain power and control — which are the words in the very center of the wheel. The center is surrounded by different sets of behaviors that an abusive partner uses in order to maintain this power and control. Read More >