by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
It’s already the end of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. By now, we’re aware of the sobering statistics. The inter-generational impact of domestic violence, that children raised with violence often perpetuate violence against their own partners when they grow up....
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
It’s October again! Time for National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Did you know that · One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime? · 85% of domestic violence victims are women? · Witnessing violence between...
by lameredith | Aug 26, 2013 | Domestic Violence
Toledo, Ohio residents must have felt they traveled back in time this week when oddball mayoral candidate Opal Covey offered her thoughts on domestic violence in a forum for candidates. “People who receive domestic violence, a lot of cases, except the children, is...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
Sometimes, I learn the most when I simply listen. I phoned one of my brothers a few days ago. As we were catching up, he mentioned that he and his wife took an out of state trip to Michigan from Kentucky by car. How did he decide on Michigan? “I wanted to...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
How are your math skills? This week, the World Health Organization announced that one in three women worldwide have been physically or sexually assaulted by a current or former partner. Almost 40 percent of women murdered around the world were killed by their intimate...
by lameredith | | Classic Posts, Domestic Violence
Happy Sunday! Often, I write my posts while tuning in to Dominick Dunne or Snapped on television, where the message that Violence is Never OK is reinforced. I agree. I worked with battered women in the ’90s as an advocate, not too long after I myself was a...