Awakening the Evangelical Church to Domestic Abuse
This infographic comes from DVRCV (Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria, Australia). It highlights the factors that put family violence victims at increased risk of being killed or seriously injured. These risk factors have been ascertained by research that looked at the backstory of lethal and near-lethal cases of domestic violence. The infographic can be downloaded here… Continue reading Red Flags indicating a victim is at high risk of being killed or almost killed by her abuser
The rates of co-occurrence between domestic violence and animal abuse reported varied between 25% and 86%. Furthermore, children who were abused, exposed to domestic violence, or animal abuse were at risk of developing criminal behavior. [Excerpt from the abstract of 'The connection between animal abuse and interpersonal violence: A review from the veterinary perspective." Science… Continue reading Is animal abuse an indicator of domestic violence?
