How Counseling Can Help a Victim of Domestic Abuse-From Huntley and Elgin, IL

Domestic abuse is all too common in the world. In almost 20 percent of all marriages in the United States, couples push, shove, punch, pull, hit, or otherwise assault each other. Emotional abuse,threats, intimidation, humiliation, insults or degrading remarks and controlling,dominating behavior is common. The good news, however is that help is available [...]

Defeating the Enemy

Stalking has been portrayed countless times in movies and literature alike. The young, pretty girl is always pursued by a crazed madman who simply loves her because he believes she is beautiful and then we see the happy, cut-and-dried ending we so often watch. This is far from the reality of stalking. Stalking is [...]

Stalking a criminal harassment

Stalking is a criminal offence related to harassment and intimidation. It describes unwanted attention by an individual (individuals) to other individuals. Stalking is a terrifying experience for victims, placing them at risk of psychological trauma, and possible physical harm. Generally the stalkers are classified in two categories psychotic and nonpsychotic. The studies of stalkers [...]

Stalking A Serious Crime

Stalking is a very serious crime which typically targets innocent women using threats, intimidation and violence. The crime of stalking is often not taken seriously by law enforcement or friends and family of the victim. Stalking victims live in terror and fear, they suffer from undue stress and anxiety. Earlier this week in Florida [...]

Prevention and Risk Reduction

Prevention There is an important difference between preventing sexual assault and reducing the risk of being sexually assaulted. Preventing sexual assault focuses on those committing the act, while risk reduction focuses on the potential victims by offering a variety of strategies that may reduce the possibility of being sexually assaulted. However, the responsibility for preventing [...]

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