How To Spot Elder Abuse

Elder abuse is described by the following acts among family and members of the household, any nursing home staff or any individual. – When somebody attempts or causes physical injury to an elder – When the family member or staff of a nursing home try to or is trying to place an elder in [...]

Domestic Violence And Elder Abuse

Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse – It’s Unforgivable It really may not be as unusual as it appears. It is a form of domestic abuse which is often not given the attention it deserves. Old age somehow seems to rob people of their rights to complain along with most of their other faculties. Somehow [...]

Healing Emotional Abuse – Signs, Symptoms & Help For Relationship Problems

It’s the cycle of abuse.  Abusers always have a history of childhood abuse.  They don’t mean to pass it on and they would do better if they knew how.  Whether you are the abuse victim or perpetrator, you must make a decision to stop the cycle of dysfunction now. Yes, the spider web of [...]

How to Recognize Verbal Abuse – The Top 10 Signs of Abuse

Verbal abuse, or mental abuse, is passed on like a life-threatening disease throughout the family.  We choose mates, places of employment and friends based upon family patterns of familiarity.  No one ever intends to become verbally abusive, but it happens more often than we care to admit. • If you are unable to sustain a [...]

Domestic Violence

The newspapers are frequently replete with news about a high-profile domestic violence case where a man or woman is suspected of murdering their wife or husband, with or without a previous history of domestic abuse. How can a person turn from loving and living with a person to beating them up or murdering them? [...]

What is Domestic Violence?

Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive or coercive behaviors that may include, but are not limited to: * physical assaults * verbal abuse * emotional abuse * sexual abuse * harassment * threat or harm These behaviors are used by one individual to exert power or control over another individual in the context of [...]