Building communities in which survivors of abuse can feel safe and be treated with dignity

Archibald McIndoe was a plastic surgeon during WWII who reconstructed the burned faces and hands of many RAF airmen. By his advocacy, he turned a small English town into a community that helped the disfigured airmen feel comfortable reintegrating into society. The town became known as "the town that did not stare". Trigger Warning —… Continue reading Building communities in which survivors of abuse can feel safe and be treated with dignity

How to prevent young men’s violence — lecture by Linda Coates and Allan Wade

Many abuse-prevention materials are reproducing the problem. They’re making the abuse invisible, they're reducing the responsibility of the offender, shifting blame to the victim, and minimizing the harm done by interpersonal violence.