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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 2011

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WHAT IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?

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Alternatives to Living In Violent Environments





St. Louis Crisis Line:


(314) 993-2777


Franklin County Crisis Line:


(636) 583-5700


or (800) 941-9144






http://www.alivestl.org/  


What is Domestic Violence?


Information adapted from The Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence publication The Nature and Dynamics of Domestic Violence.


Domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive or coercive behaviors that adults or adolescents use against their current or former intimate partners. Domestic violence occurs in intimate relationships where the perpetrator and the victim are currently or previously have been dating, living together, married or divorced. They may or may not have children in

common.


Domestic violence can take many forms. Some types are more subtle than others and might never be seen or felt by anyone other than the person experiencing the abuse. The abuser uses a combination of tactics that work to control the victim. The abuse also usually increases in frequency and
severity over time.



PHYSICAL ABUSE: Physical abuse is easier to recognize and understand than other types of abuse. Physical abuse can be indicated when the abuser:


· Scratches, bites, grabs or spits at the victim;

· Shakes, shoves, pushes, restrains or throws the victim;

· Twists, slaps, punches, strangles or burns the victim;

· Throws objects, that could possibly cause injury, at the victim;

· Subjects the victim to reckless driving;

· Locks the victim in or out of the residence;

· Prohibits the victim from leaving by blocking the exit;

· Withholds food as punishment;

· Attacks the victim with weapons
· Makes threats to cause physical harm and/or injury to the victim.


SEXUAL ABUSE: Sexual violence and abuse can be extraordinarily difficult for victims to talk about because of the ways in which this type of violence often is perpetrated.


Sexual abuse can be indicated when the abuser:


· Calls the victim insulting sexual names

· Pressures the victim to have sex, even when s/he does not want to;

· Coerces sex by manipulation or threats;
· Physically forces sex or is sexually violent;

· Coerces the victim into sexual acts that s/he is uncomfortable with, such as sex with a third party, physically painful sex or verbal degradation during sex;

· Inflicts injuries that are sex-specific;
· Denies the victim contraception or protection against sexually transmitted diseases.

PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE:

It is the abuser's use of physical and sexual force or threats that gives power to psychologically abusive acts. Psychological abuse becomes an effective weapon in controlling a victim, because the victim knows through experience that the abuser will at times back up the threats or taunts with physical assaults.

Psychological abuse can be indicated when the abuser:


· Verbally attacks and humiliates the victim in private or public;

· Attacks the victim's vulnerabilities, such as language abilities, educational level, skills as a parent, religious and cultural beliefs and/or physical appearance;

· Forces the victim to do degrading things;

· Stalks the victim.

Remember - - Every victim of domestic violence has a different and unique experience. Even if an abuser does not engage in one or more of the behaviors listed above, his/her intimate partner may still be experiencing abuse.




ATARA ESTES
SOUND THE ALARM OUTREACH

Beauty

Greetings everyone,



This is the first blog of the new year. I have noticed a lot of talk about new years resolutions. I think that we put pressure on ourselves to be something that we might fall short of. Don't be so hard on yourselves this year. What God has for you it is for you. Start out your day with God and put him in the drivers seat and you just enjoy the ride.


Ladies and gentlemen beauty does count but it will fade eventually so what is left?


I Peter 3:3-4 says It is not fancy hair, gold jewelry, or fine clothes that shoud make you beautiful. No, your beauty should come from within you -- The beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit that will never be destroyed and is very precious to God.

If we are going to work towards any goals this year let it be with the inner man. This is a new year now what are you going to do with it. Keep the vision in front of you but most of all keep God in front of everything.


Let's do this in 2011!!

Any prayer request hit me up on my inbox. If you want them to be anonymous then go to my blog at www.soundthealarmoutreach.blogspot.com . Nothing is too hard for God to do. Tell your family and friends about Sound the Alarm Outreach because we choose to be Alive to Live one day at a time.


Be blessed until next time.



Atara Estes founder Sound the Alarm Outreach

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