Dr. Sherri R. Edelman, Philadelphia Clinical Psychologist and Licensed Professional Counselor
Why do women stay in physically abusive relationships for so long if they are allegedly so bad? they have no place to go and are protecting their kids--a woman who walks out forfeits custody. Ponder this: Across the United States, there are 1,200 shelters for battered women, and only 5% of them accept women with children. By contrast, there are 3,800 shelters for homeless animals. women who allege domestic violence by their partners, it's the wrong question. It presupposes the victim is to blame for the violent crime committed against her. "Battered women are trapped in a web of dependency and need support systems to get out," contends why do we find ways to deny and tolerate domestic violence? Typically, victims make many efforts to get away from violent partners, apologetic mates. More than 80% have left five or more times. We need to prosecute the perpetrators and provide support services that validate the victims." Among the stark facts on family violence: Physical abuse is the number-one cause of injury to women. One out of every two women will be in a battering relationship at some time in her life. Domestic violence affects every ethnic group and socioeconomic class. (It is one of the deep dark secrets of the Asian community.) No background offers immunity. You are nine times more likely to be killed in a family relationship than on the streets. Battering may begin or increase during pregnancy. Physical abuse during pregnancy is an important cause of miscarriage and of intrauterine growth retardation, leading to delivery of low-birthweight babies. Physical abuse has more long-term effects than any other crime. it is the abuser--the husband--who gets custody of the children. When the father is the abuser, the mother is always charged with the crime of failing to protect her offspring. a current or former spouse or a cohabiting intimate partner, regardless of gender. Preventive Medicine. Approximately 29 percent of the 6,790 women and 23 percent of the 7,122 men who responded reported at least one of the three forms of abuse from an intimate partner at some point in their lives. Psychological abuse was more commonly reported than either physical or sexual abuse, accounting for almost half of the violence among the women and more than three-quarters of the violence among the men. Analysis of the health and partner violence data revealed that "physical and psychological intimate partner violence are associated with [many of the same] significant physical and mental health consequences for both male and female victims,"reports: Men and women who experienced either form of violence were more likely than participants who did not experience partner violence to develop a chronic physical or mental illness, and were more prone to poor general health, depression, injury and abuse of drugs and alcohol.
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