Victims of sexual assault and domestic violence often feel panicked about testifying in court. These tips can help calm your nerves and improve your testimony.
Staying at home during the pandemic can be lonely. If you are considering entering a new relationship, ask yourself some questions first to see if it will be safe and healthy.
After domestic violence, parents can assess their children and teens for trauma symptoms, and provide them with the calm and safety they need to recover.
FGM traumatizes women psychologically, physically, and sexually. Committed Kenyans are working to change norms around FGM and promote recovery in girls, women, and communities.
After a domestic violence victim has divorced or separated from an abuser, professionals and family often assume the abuse is "over." However, the intimidation may go on for years.
Non-Muslims are often uncertain how to help Muslim victims of intimate partner violence. Parveen Ali, Ph.D., advocates for greater understanding and activism to keep women safe.
Even as we cheer for George and Amal Clooney's commitment to schools for Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, let's remember the mental health needs of refugee children everywhere.
Language is an essential part of cultural competence. Therapy with a foreign language interpreter can be awkward but help is available. Beverley Costa PhD offers tips.
Financial control increases abusers' power over a partner. Innovative approaches offer survivors steps toward financial independence so they can take back their lives.
Victims of coercive control frequently experience medical problems, including heart trouble, non-specific head, back, and stomach pain, and difficulty sleeping and eating.
From the Summer of Love to Stonewall—baby boomers made their mark on sex. What do boomers in same sex relationships have to teach us about sexual satisfaction as we age?
Swept away by romance & pressure from their betrothed, people sign prenups without realizing how these can be traps. Prenups can contribute to abusive control in a couple.
Don’t go it alone. Create order out of the chaos. Nurture hope. Commit for the long-term because recovery takes time. And reclaim your dignity through helping others. Wise advice whatever the trauma, wherever one lives.
While sexual assaults on college campuses are making the headlines, some of the most common dangers college women face are less visible: the verbal and psychological abuse, stalking, and sexual coercion that comprise a form of abuse called coercive control.
"The daily beatings stopped when I left home at nineteen, but the psychological abuse and manipulations were never-ending. I chose to love her from a distance and heal myself." Magdalena Gómez.
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