Abused women in need of support
“Domestic violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars. It is devastating to be abused by someone that you love and think loves you in return. It is estimated that approximately 3 million incidents of domestic v violence are reported each year in the United States.” (Feinstein, 2011)
Violence against women is a universal phenomenon that persists in all countries of the world and the offenders of that violence are often well known to their victims. Many studies have been made about abused women, all of them trying to understand this controversial topic from a different prospective, but most of them are just trying to find the solution of this.
According to Crowell & Burgess women are 10 times more likely than men to be victims of violence by intimates (Lutenbacher, Cohen, & Mitzel, 2003). That is the reason of the existence of many women shelters, not only in the Niagara Region like the Women Place of South Niagara, but also around the world. But the problem is that even with the existence of these shelters, studies have shown that the majority of the women feel ashamed and deny the abuse that is held against them because of the fear of the consequences that my bring. It is also difficult for abused women to seek for help when the perpetrators of their intimidation are present as women are seeking for help and the intimidation due to the perpetrators’ presence when the police respond to call to their homes (Lutenbacher, Cohen, & Mitzel, 2003). Many of the barriers identified by the article “Do We Really Help? Perspectives of abused Woman”, are similar to the ones that were found in different past studies, including fear of the perpetrator, ignored request for help, increased stress and anxiety upon disclosing the abuse, inadequate financial resources, and low self-esteem (Lutenbacher, Cohen, & Mitzel, 2003).
Something that not many people understand about abused women is their attachment to their perpetrator, many women that
Violence against women is a universal phenomenon that persists in all countries of the world and the offenders of that violence are often well known to their victims. Many studies have been made about abused women, all of them trying to understand this controversial topic from a different prospective, but most of them are just trying to find the solution of this.
According to Crowell & Burgess women are 10 times more likely than men to be victims of violence by intimates (Lutenbacher, Cohen, & Mitzel, 2003). That is the reason of the existence of many women shelters, not only in the Niagara Region like the Women Place of South Niagara, but also around the world. But the problem is that even with the existence of these shelters, studies have shown that the majority of the women feel ashamed and deny the abuse that is held against them because of the fear of the consequences that my bring. It is also difficult for abused women to seek for help when the perpetrators of their intimidation are present as women are seeking for help and the intimidation due to the perpetrators’ presence when the police respond to call to their homes (Lutenbacher, Cohen, & Mitzel, 2003). Many of the barriers identified by the article “Do We Really Help? Perspectives of abused Woman”, are similar to the ones that were found in different past studies, including fear of the perpetrator, ignored request for help, increased stress and anxiety upon disclosing the abuse, inadequate financial resources, and low self-esteem (Lutenbacher, Cohen, & Mitzel, 2003).
Something that not many people understand about abused women is their attachment to their perpetrator, many women that