"#DomesticViolence is a little-studied side effect of #ClimateChange, especially in poorer nations where increasingly frequent heat waves, droughts, floods and storms can exacerbate economic hardship, which in turn can fuel anger and violence."
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Sage Haven Society has been helping people fleeing domestic violence for over 30 years. It has run a transition house for women for most of that time that acts as a safe refuge m for people and their families in their most vulnerable moments.
This year Sage Haven opened a beautiful new building for second stage housing which will provide longer term housing for people in their journey away from violence and toward stability.
People from all over Western Vancouver Island and from all backgrounds use the many services Sage Haven provides.
To toxic men and toxic masculinity: If you are watching the game. Enjoy it. And do so safely. And don’t take it out violently on your spouse or anyone else.
I feel it is necessary to bring this to your attention.
If you see anyone with ✋⚫ emojis in their display name, or if they use these emojis together in a DM to you, they are a victim of domestic violence and are likely seeking immediate help. If you have the resources to help them, please do.
I've read that the black dot as a symbol isn't the best way to get help, however, as it can alert abusers, so be careful about using it in real life or anywhere abusers may have access to you. If you are yourself a victim of violence, please get help and get to a safe place as soon as possible.
Jesus Christ, Twters. In the same week, a man armed with a CROSSBOW (among other things) was a stalker and had infiltrated the house of his victim before being shot dead, and just last night, a horrendous attack on a woman and her two young children from a man 'believed to be known to the woman'.
When people counter violence against women with the 'Not All Men' rhetoric, it's infuriating and unhelpful. You've missed the point. Not all men, but ANY man. #DomesticViolence
@lexicaleigh You know, a while ago a bunch of us had a long discussion about misogyny in general and the reality of the dangers women face daily, and how shit the police are at dealing with it, which we opened up to men for their input. With only a couple of notable exceptions, even here, the eventual argument was "not all men".
Fucking depressing. #BelieveWomen#DomesticViolence
Is it valid to say 40% of American police officers perpetrate domestic violence?
After half an hour digging through empirical #research I think I can confidently say "no." Why? Because we have no real idea how much DV is perpetrated by cops. Because nobody can really study it with solid methods. Because (IMO, anyway) a lot of scholars are kind of scared of #cops .
One guy testified for Congress in 1991, and he gets cited a lot, but his #ResearchMethods were not perfect. Then the rate of good research on this went down for the next 30 years.
Lots of opinions, "perceptions of...", etc., but `` numbers? I'm currently not finding any I trust a whole lot. One lit review (2016) found estimates of #DomesticViolence rates from 5% to 40%. Another article just said "Probably about the same as the general public," after clearly misreading a couple of previous estimates.
Anyway, nobody knows how much domestic violence police commit, and it sort of feels like the police want it to stay that way.
I woke up about an hour ago in pain. Took some NyQuil because my sinuses are acting up too. Beginning to feel that starting to make me drowsy. Hasn't really touched the pain yet though. 😞
Went ahead and filed my change of address, since I now have a firm travel / relocation date. By the end of the day on 1-Feb, I will no longer be in the same state as her.
Over three-quarters of LGBTQ+ people in Australia have experienced abuse or maltreatment from parents or other authority figures, a shocking study has revealed.
Maggie Angst: This is one way Californians end up ‘incredibly vulnerable’ to homelessness, new study reveals
"Thousands of women sleeping in shelters or encampments across California likely ended up there after fleeing domestic violence, according to new research that looks at how abuse can drive homelessness.
A new report from UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative found that experiencing domestic violence increases the risk of homelessness for survivors, specifically for women who have very little financial means.
'Violence and economic insecurity really work in tandem to increase the risk of homelessness for survivors,' said Tiana Moore, policy director for the Initiative. 'In a high-cost state like California, extremely low-income survivors have few resources to actually escape violence and find alternate housing.'"
If you support women and girls, work to curb #ClimateChange
This study was done in South Asia, but similar results have been found in US studies as well.
"A study published in JAMA Psychiatry on Wednesday found a 1C increase in average annual temperature was connected to a rise of more than 6.3% in incidents of physical and sexual domestic violence across three south Asian countries."
"#DomesticViolence is a little-studied side effect of #ClimateChange, especially in poorer nations, where increasingly erratic weather can exacerbate economic hardship"